Childcare News

Dear Service Provider, The Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) is a model of supports designed to ensure that children with disabilities can access the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Programme.  Its goal is to...

​Important email security message Dear Service Provider, If you have received an email claiming to be from a member of Pobal staff requesting your email/account login details, similar to the below, please do not open it or submit any personal details. Please read...

The National Action Plan for Childminding is a pathway to be developed over the next 8 years that sets out steps towards regulation, support and subsidies, for all paid, non-relative childminders. The Action Plan will involve...

Dear Service Provider, The two Pobal mailboxes below will no longer be active as of 7th May 2021. Emails sent to these mailboxes after this date will not be delivered. pipdocuments@pobal.iehighercap@pobal.ie The quickest way to contact the EYPC is by submitting a...

Dear Service Provider, We are pleased to announce that a new mailbox and phone line have been launched by the NCS Parent Support Centre to support with the NCS sponsor process. These are operated by the NCS Sponsors Team, who are specially trained on the Sponsor...

Dear Provider We are writing to you today regarding the return of all children to services from Monday 29 March and to advise you of a revised version of the HSE Infection Prevention and Control Guidance  for ELC and SAC settings which was published today. Please see...

Dear Service Provider, Following on from the communication yesterday, please be advised your updated TWSCS overpayment status can now be viewed on PIP. Many thanks,Early Years Team

The Department has provided significant financial supports to the Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School Age Childcare (SAC) sector throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. This included the Temporary Wage Subsidy Childcare Scheme (TWSCS), which supported services by...

Dear Service Provider, A support pack for services who may experience cases of Covid-19 in their setting has been developed in conjunction with the HSE.  The support pack is designed to help streamline the public health risk assessment process and to provide...

Dear Service Provider The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Inclusion and Youth (DCEDIY) have advised that for services providing written evidence of the HSE directing them to close in full due to Covid 19, (thereby realising a condition of the force...