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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
BA (Hons) Montessori Education	Cork Institute of Technology & Cork College of Commerce				Ireland
BA (Ord) Applied Early Childhood Studies	Dundalk Institute of Technology				Ireland
BA (ord) Childcare Supervisory Management	Cavan Institute with Athlone Institute of Technology				Ireland
BA (Ord) Early Childhood Care and Education	Institute of Technology Blanchardstown				Ireland
BA (ord) Early Years Education	Cork Institute of Technology				Ireland
BA Early Childhood Care and Education	Mary Immaculate College				Ireland
BA Early Childhood Teaching and Learning	NUI Maynooth, Froebel College & Early Childhood Ireland				Ireland
BA Hons in Early Childhood Studies & Practice	NUI Galway				Ireland
BA Hons in Early Childhood Teaching & Learning	NUI Maynooth				Ireland
BA in Applied Social Care - Level 8	Sligo Institute of Technology				Ireland
BA in Applied Social Studies	Galway Mayo Institute of Technology				Ireland
BA in Applied Social Studies in Social Care	IT Blanchardstown				Ireland
BA in Early Childhood Montessori Education	St Nicholas Montessori College				Ireland
BA in Humanities	DCU				Ireland
BA in Social Care	Dublin Institute of Technology				Ireland
BA in Social Care Practice - Level 8	Sligo Institute of Technology				Ireland
BA(hons) Applied Social Studies	Galway Mayo Institute of Technology				Ireland
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Applied Social Studies (Professional Social Care)	Institute of Technology Carlow				Ireland
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Applied Social Studies in Social Care	Limerick Institute of Technology				Ireland
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Early Childhood Studies	Chevron Training				Ireland
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social Care Practice	Institute of Technology Tallaght Ireland				Ireland
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Early Childhood Education	National College of Ireland				Ireland
Bachelor of Arts in Applied Early Childhood Education and Care	Institute of Technology Carlow				Ireland
Bachelor of Arts in Applied Social Studies in Social Care	Waterford Institute of Technology				Ireland
Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Care and Education	Dublin Institute of Technology				Ireland
Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education	National College of Ireland				Ireland
Bachelor of Arts in Montessori Education	St Nicholas Montessori College				Ireland
Bachelor of Education	Our Lady of Mercy College of Education				Ireland
Bachelor of Education - Early Childhood Education	St Patricks College Drumcondra / DCU				Ireland
BSC (Hons) Early Childhood Care, Health and Education	Letterkenny Institute of Technology				Ireland
Caring for Children 0- 6 with additional needs	Colaiste Mhuire Thurles				Ireland
Certificate in Caring for Children (0-7 years)	City & Guilds				Ireland
Certificate in Child Care and Nursery Nursing	Portobello School of Childcare				Ireland
Certificate in Childcare 2	FAS/ City & Guilds				Ireland
Certificate in Childcare Studies	Mercy College, Galway				Ireland
Certificate in Community and Child Care	Various Providers				Ireland
Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Education	Dublin Institute of Technology				Ireland
Certificate in Early Childhood Studies & Practice	NUI Galway				Ireland
Certificate in Higher Education in Early Years Professional Practice	Open University				Ireland
Certificate in Inclusive Care and Education (Special Purpose Certificate)	Mary Immaculate College				Ireland
Certificate in Pre-school Care	Dublin College of Catering (DIT)				Ireland