Aims & Objectives of the Organisation
The Company's objects are:-
1. to promote the care, well-being and education of children in need of care during out of school hours and school holidays and at other times and to promote the provision of facilities for the recreation and other leisure time occupation of such children, in the interests of social welfare, with the object of improving their conditions of life; and
2. to advance the education and training of persons providing such care, education and recreational facilities.
In furtherance of these core objects, the Company shall:-
1. assist the development of children of all ages through all forms of education and play activity;
2. manage and operate a toy library;
3. provide support, encouragement, information and resources to community groups, voluntary organisations, statutory agencies and others who are running or who are attempting to establish educational, play and/ or out of school care facilities;
4. assist with the development of appropriate training for those providing educational, play and/ or out of school care for children;
5. enable workers and community groups, statutory and non-statutory agencies and others involved in the provision of educational, play and/ or out of school care for school aged children to share information and experience;
6. develop local information and support networks;
7. encourage practical cooperation between those organisations involved in the provision of education, care or recreational facilities for children;
8. act as a facilitator between its Members and other individuals, groups and organisations operating in the child care sector to encourage mutual support, the exchange of information and skills, and the development of ideas and initiatives;
9. promote the benefits of play within those organisations involved in the provision of education, care or recreational facilities for children;
10. increase public awareness of the need for educational, play and/ or out of school care services in their area and what can be done to meet this need;
11. encourage local authorities to assess the play and out of school care need in their area and to find ways of responding to them;
12. promote, encourage and support the need for quality provision for children during out of school hours; and
13. act in a non-party political, non-sectarian and non-racist manner at all times.
1. to promote the care, well-being and education of children in need of care during out of school hours and school holidays and at other times and to promote the provision of facilities for the recreation and other leisure time occupation of such children, in the interests of social welfare, with the object of improving their conditions of life; and
2. to advance the education and training of persons providing such care, education and recreational facilities.
In furtherance of these core objects, the Company shall:-
1. assist the development of children of all ages through all forms of education and play activity;
2. manage and operate a toy library;
3. provide support, encouragement, information and resources to community groups, voluntary organisations, statutory agencies and others who are running or who are attempting to establish educational, play and/ or out of school care facilities;
4. assist with the development of appropriate training for those providing educational, play and/ or out of school care for children;
5. enable workers and community groups, statutory and non-statutory agencies and others involved in the provision of educational, play and/ or out of school care for school aged children to share information and experience;
6. develop local information and support networks;
7. encourage practical cooperation between those organisations involved in the provision of education, care or recreational facilities for children;
8. act as a facilitator between its Members and other individuals, groups and organisations operating in the child care sector to encourage mutual support, the exchange of information and skills, and the development of ideas and initiatives;
9. promote the benefits of play within those organisations involved in the provision of education, care or recreational facilities for children;
10. increase public awareness of the need for educational, play and/ or out of school care services in their area and what can be done to meet this need;
11. encourage local authorities to assess the play and out of school care need in their area and to find ways of responding to them;
12. promote, encourage and support the need for quality provision for children during out of school hours; and
13. act in a non-party political, non-sectarian and non-racist manner at all times.
