Southern Childcare Partnership

Southern Childcare Partnership covers areas :- Armagh, Banbridge, Craigavon, Dungannon and Newry & Mourne

Contact Details for Southern Childcare Partnership:

Southern Childcare Partnership (Southern Office) Tower Hill Armagh BT61 9DR SCCP

Regional Sure Start Lead with local responsibility for the Southern area Sure Starts Southern Childcare Partnership Manager: Kevin Duggan
Kevin.Duggan@hscni.net  028 9536 2781

Administrator:
Laura Small Laura.Small@hscni.net 
028 9536 3954

Prog for 2 Year Olds Support Specialist:
Colleen Cartwright Colleen.Cartwright@hscni.net 028 9536 2402

Business Support Officer: Fair Play and Bright Start Grant Schemes:
Kirstein Arbuckle Kirstein.Arbuckle@hscni.net 028 9536 1064


SCCP Members

  • Barnardos
  • Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta
  • Early Years the Organisation for Young Children
  • Health and Social Care 
  • NICMA
  • Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education
  • Playboard
  • Public Health Agency
  • Southern Health & Social Care Trust
  • Southern Regional College


Local Early Years Forum

Early Years Forum comprising of statutory, voluntary, community and private early years providers, ensure the local issues are reflected to the Southern Childcare Partnership. The SCCP consults the local Forum on issues impacting on local providers.

The Early Years Forum is chaired by the Head of Early Years and Family Support within the SHSCT and meet on a bi-monthly basis.


Last Updated: 25/01/2024