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​Dear Service Provider, The AIM Level 5 Transfer of Ownership process will open on Friday 28 February 2025. Services with AIM Level 5 equipment which is due to transfer at the end of the ECCE 2024/2025 programme call will receive a notification on the Early Years...

The eBulletin includes updates from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, the Department of Education’s Early Years Inspectorate, Pobal and Tusla. A link to the eBulletin can be found Here.

​Dear Service Provider, AIM Level 5 Equipment - Transfer of Ownership  Following the transition of AIM Level 5, the Transfer of Ownership process for AIM Level 5 equipment will open in February 2025 on the Early Years Hive. The Transfer of Ownership of equipment from...

​Dear Service Provider, Please note the process for reviewing and accepting an AIM Level 4 Observation tool has changed. A Child Observation Tool or a Service Observation Review tool (SOR) is now completed by your Early Years Specialist (EYS) directly online and can...

​Dear Service Provider,   We are pleased to announcement that the following improvements were released onto the Early Years Hive following last Thursday’s scheduled updates to the portal. Removal of child name-validation from NCS CHICK registration   The process...

Dear Service Provider AIM Level 1 2024 reminder - It is still possible for services with new and existing Graduates of LINC to submit your AIM Level 1 application. As AIM Level 1 is an annual application, if you currently have a qualified LINC graduate working in your...

​Dear Service Provider, The February Review and Confirm window will open from 1 February to 14 February 2025. This process enables Core Funding payments to continue by facilitating Partner Services to review their most recent application information. Partner Services...