Childcare News

Dear Service Provider, As you are aware, Minister for Children & Youth Affairs, Dr Katherine Zappone and The Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) announced the Reopening of Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School Age Childcare (SAC) Services from 29th...

Dear Provider, The Department of Children and Youth Affairs has today launched an animated media clip to support children and their parents/guardian with returning to or starting crèche, pre-school and childminding settings. The aim of this clip is to help children...

Please see below this week’s info blast which outlines the Guiding Principles and P&P for Safeguarding Children. .

Recertification Due to current restrictions on training, the National Early Years Children First Programme understand that some Early Learning and Care practitioners have Always Children First Foundation level certificates that are expired or are almost expired.  We...

Dear providers, Please find attached information on the Funding Package available to support Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare (ELC and SAC) to reopen from 29 June. The Government has provided a substantial funding package, with supports for reopening...

Dear Service Provider, The 2019/2020 Annual Early Years Service Profile launches on Monday 15th June. The annual survey is developed by Pobal on behalf of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs in consultation with key stakeholders in the early learning and care...

Dear Service Provider, Please be aware that this week’s payments have been processed for all services who have submitted the TWSCS funding agreement and application form.  Preliminary payments paid to date have been reconciled against the actual payment due.  Where an...

Dear Service Provider The date that applications will close for Programme Support Payments has now been extended to 1pm Monday, 15th June. On Friday, 17th April the DCYA released an advance payment of one third of the Programme Support Payment (PSP) that services were...

Dear Early Years Provider, Please see the attached press release from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) in relation to Minister Katherine Zappone announcing a funding package of €75m for Reopening Early Learning and Childcare Services from 29 June. ...

Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) The Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) provides a range of supports to enable children with a disability to meaningfully participate in the ECCE preschool programme (www.aim.gov.ie). Parents/carers/legal guardians and preschool providers...