Childcare News

Dear Service Provider For the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Children and Youth Affairs will accept confirmation of the acceptance of the ECCE, NCS, TEC Savers and CCSP Savers ‘Parental Declarations’ by the relevant parent either by email or by...

Dear Service Provider, We are always looking for ways to improve the user experience for Service Providers on the Early Years. We are happy to highlight the two below improvements that were recently made to the portal. Resources menu The Resources menu on the Hive has...

Dear Service Provider, We are aware that there may be some confusion regarding key dates for Saver Programmes. Please note that the closing date for registrations on Saver Programmes is Monday, 9th November. Children must have been in attendance in the service on or...

Please note the below important updates for NCS and AIM Level 1. NCS: Change in Hours Available to Parents from 7 September 2020 As previously announced, the maximum number of subsidised hours available under NCS will increase from 40 to 45 hours per week as of...

COVID-19 Sustainability Support Funding 14 August Dear provider, As promised on Tuesday, we can now share some more detail on the COVID-19 Sustainability Support Funding to be made available as part of the Department’s July Jobs Stimulus Funding Package for the Early...

Following on from the previous Programme Contracting and Programme Readiness announcements, we would like to bring your attention to the below points based on the clarification* to the 2019/20 Contract: ·       For services who re-contract to NCS 2020/21 on/before...

Please see the key information and dates for registrations and payments for ECCE on the Early Years Hive over the coming weeks. Before registrations can commence: Service calendars and fees lists must be submitted before registrations can be approved Services must...

​Dear Service Provider, Below is the key information in relation to deadline dates for registrations and payments on PIP for the coming weeks. For detailed programme information, please click on relevant programme links below: Programme (and links) Date programme...

As the Childcare sector reopens after a very challenging and unprecedented period, we are aware that some services may require additional business supports, including HR advice and reviewing business sustainability.   With this in mind, we have worked in...

Dear Provider, We wanted to let you know about the July stimulus funding package available to the sector which has just been approved by cabinet as soon as we could. Attached to this email is a press release from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) in...