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Early Years (Pre-school) Regulations and DCYA Childcare Programmes Qualification Requirements

Award	Training Provider	Min Preschool Reg.	Room Leader - Standard	Room leader - Higher	Country
Advanced Certificate in the Montessori Method of Education	Montessori Education Centre				Ireland
Montessori Diploma	Montessori College				Ireland
Cognitive and Physiological development of the child 0-6 through the Montessori Method	Montessori Education Centre				Ireland
Certificate in Inclusive Care and Education (Special Purpose Certificate)	Mary Immaculate College				Ireland
B. Education - Primary Teaching	Mary Immaculate College				Ireland
B. Education and Psychology - Primary Teaching	Mary Immaculate College				Ireland
BA Early Childhood Care and Education	Mary Immaculate College				Ireland
BA (Hons) Early Childhood Education	Marino Institute of Education & Trinity College Dublin				Ireland
Master’s in Education Studies (Early Childhood Education)	Marino Institute of Education & Trinity College Dublin				Ireland
B. Education - Primary Teaching	Marino Institute of Education & Trinity College Dublin				Ireland
Community Care: Care of the Special Child - SNA	Liberties College				Ireland
BA in Early Childhood Montessori Education	St Nicholas Montessori College				Ireland
Bachelor of Arts in Montessori Education	St Nicholas Montessori College				Ireland
Childcare Diploma CACHE/NNEB	Liberties College				Ireland
Advanced Montessori Diploma primary Education 6-12	Liberties College				Ireland
Montessori Diploma Early Education 2.5-6	Liberties College				Ireland
Higher Certificate in Early Childhood Care, Health and Education	Letterkenny Institute of Technology				Ireland
BSC (Hons) Early Childhood Care, Health and Education	Letterkenny Institute of Technology				Ireland
Community & Health Services (Classroom SNA)	Killester College of Further Education				Ireland
Steiner Waldorf Teacher Training	Irish Steiner Kindergarten Association (ISKA)				Ireland
Childhood Care and Practice (Higher Certificate)	Irish college of Humanities & Applied Sciences				Ireland
BA (Hons) in Social Care	Institute of Technology Tralee				Ireland
B.A. in Early Childhood Practice (online)	Institute of Technology Tralee				Ireland
B.A. in Early Childhood Practice	Institute of Technology Tralee				Ireland
B.A Early Childhood Care and Education	Institute of Technology Tralee				Ireland
B.A. (Hons) Early Childhood Care and Education	Institute of Technology Tralee				Ireland
B.A. (Hons) Early Childhood Education and Care - Wexford Campus	Institute of Technology Carlow - Carlow Campus and Wexford Campus				Ireland
Higher Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care	Institute of Technology Carlow				Ireland
BA (Hons) Early Childhood Education and Care	Institute of Technology Carlow				Ireland
BA (Hons) Early Childhood Education and Care	Institute of Technology Carlow				Ireland
BA (Hons) Early Childhood Care & Education	Institute of Technology Blanchardstown				Ireland
BA (Hons) Early Childhood Care and Education	Institute of Technology Blanchardstown				Ireland
BA (Ord) Early Childhood Care and Education	Institute of Technology Blanchardstown				Ireland
Higher Dip. in Arts (Primary Teaching)	Hibernia College				Ireland
BA (Hons) in Early Childhood Studies	Dundalk Institute of Technology				Ireland
BA (Ord) Applied Early Childhood Studies	Dundalk Institute of Technology				Ireland
BA (Hons) Early Childhood Education	Dublin Institute of Technology				Ireland
Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education (Pre 2004)	Dublin Institute of Technology				Ireland
Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Education	Dublin Institute of Technology				Ireland
Certificate in Pre-school Care	Dublin College of Catering (DIT)				Ireland
Diploma in Childcare	Dublin College of Catering (DIT)				Ireland