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Read the latest news and updates from Sligo County Childcare Committee below.
Updated Aistear for the Early Learning and Care Sector – March 2025
Dear Service Provider, The attached document was issued by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth earlier today in relation to the information on the updated Aistear Curriculum Framework. Updated Aistear for the Early Learning and...
NSLF student employment record and applications training invite
Dear Service Provider, You and your staff are invited to attend training on the Nurturing Skills Learner Fund (NSLF) Registrations, Employment Record and Student Applications training. The sessions will be held on 10 and 11 March 2025, as applications for the NSLF for...
AIM Level 5 Equipment – Transfer of Ownership process is now open
Dear Service Provider, The AIM Level 5 Transfer of Ownership process is now open, 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 Hive....
Bi-weekly Hive snapshot – 24 February 2025
AIM Level 5 equipment – Transfer of Ownership process opens on Friday 28 February 2025
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...
Early Years Sectoral eBulletin February 2025
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.
AIM Level 5 Equipment – Transfer of Ownership
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...
AIM level 4 Observation Tool
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...
Improvements to the Early Years Hive based on your feedback
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...