Community Families Groups (ABC 0-5 Programme)

The Community Families Groups (ABC 0-5 Parent Support Programme), started in 2015 and it was developed and piloted in collaboration with local parents and professionals. It has a dual purpose of supporting positive parent-child learning interactions as well as linking parents to the other parents and local supports.   All the sessions are based on best practice: Aistear, The Early Childhood Curriculum Framework (NCCA 2000), Síolta the National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education (CECDE 2006),  Aistear  Síolta Practice Guide (2015), Parents Together Community Course  (Parents Plus & NCI 2008) and ParentChild+ Programme. 

Using carefully selected educational resources, the Community Families Group Programme gives parents the opportunity to: 

  • Play with their babies/toddlers (zero to five years old) in a stimulating environment,
  • Learn more about developing their children’s learning through play,
  • Meet and learn from other parents of young children
  • Find out information about other supports and services in the area.

ELI's Community Families Groups are delivered in serval locations across our academic year. Our range of groups includes mam & baby fitness, infant groups, infant massage, storytelling, sing & smile, playgroup & our Mandarin-speaking playgroup. Our team also delivers a summer programme. 

Here you can check the current Parent Support Groups:

*Times are subject to change, so please check our Facebook page for an up-to-date schedule.

Contact Us
For more information, to sign up and receive the links to online groups, please contact:

Anca Oltean,
Community Families Groups Coordinator
Email: AncaGabriela.Oltean@ncirl.ie
Phone: (086) 607 8654