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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
Certificate in Pre-school Care	Dublin College of Catering (DIT)				Ireland
Child and Community Care Certificate (City & Guilds)	School of Practical Childcare				Ireland
Childcare (FETAC)	Various Training Providers				Ireland
Childcare (FETAC)	Various Training Providers				Ireland
Childcare Diploma CACHE/NNEB	Liberties College				Ireland
Childcare Supervision (FETAC)	Various Training Providers				Ireland
Childhood Care and Practice (Higher Certificate)	Irish college of Humanities & Applied Sciences				Ireland
Cognitive and Physiological development of the child 0-6 through the Montessori Method	Montessori Education Centre				Ireland
Community & Health Services (Classroom SNA)	Killester College of Further Education				Ireland
Community Care: Care of the Special Child - SNA	Liberties College				Ireland
Diploma in Childcare	Dublin College of Catering (DIT)				Ireland
Diploma in Crèche Management	School of Practical Childcare				Ireland
Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education (Pre 2004)	Dublin Institute of Technology				Ireland
Diploma in Early Childhood Studies & Practice (3rd yr)	NUI Galway				Ireland
Diploma in Modern Montessori Teaching	Portobello School				Ireland
Diploma in Montessori Education	Portobello College				Ireland
Diploma in Montessori Teaching	Portobello Institute				Ireland
Diploma in Nursery Management	University College Dublin				Ireland
Diploma in Theory and Practice of the Montessori Method of Education for Children 2.5 - 12 years	St Nicholas Training Centre				Ireland
Diploma in Theory and Practice of the Montessori Method of Education for Children Birth to 7 years	St Nicholas Training Centre				Ireland
Diploma in Theory and Practise of the Montessori Method of Education for Children from birth to six years	St Nicholas Training Centre				Ireland
Diploma Theory and Practice of the Montessori Method of Education for Children of 2.5 yrs to 7 yrs	St Nicholas Training Centre				Ireland
Diploma, Theory and Practice of the Montessori Method of Education for Children of 2.5 yrs to 5 yrs	St Nicholas Training Centre				Ireland
Early Childhood & Education	Portobello College				Ireland
Early Childhood Care & Education - Blended Learning Option	Portobello Institute				Ireland
Early Childhood Care and Education (FETAC/QQI)	Various Training Providers				Ireland
Early Childhood Care and Education (FETAC/QQI)	Various Training Providers				Ireland
Early Childhood Education	Portobello Institute				Ireland
Foundation Degree in Early Years	Open University				Ireland
Graduate Diploma in Humanities in Montessori Education	St Nicholas Montessori College, Ireland				Ireland
H. Dip. In Arts in Early Childhood Montessori Education	St Nicholas Montessori College				Ireland
Higher Certificate in Arts in Montessori Education	Portobello Institute				Ireland
Higher Certificate in Childcare Supervisory Management	Athlone Institute of Technology				Ireland
Higher Certificate in Early Childhood Care, Health and Education	Letterkenny Institute of Technology				Ireland
Higher Certificate in Early Childhood Education	National College of Ireland				Ireland
Higher Certificate in Montessori Education	Portobello Institute				Ireland
Higher Dip. in Arts (Primary Teaching)	Hibernia College				Ireland
Higher Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care	Institute of Technology Carlow				Ireland
MA in Therapeutic Child Care	Carlow College				Ireland
Master of Arts in Child, Family and Community Studies	Dublin Institute of Technology				Ireland
Master’s in Education Studies (Early Childhood Education)	Marino Institute of Education & Trinity College Dublin				Ireland