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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...

Further update 9th June 2020 - DCYA Provider Survey We apologise for any difficulties that you may have had with the provider survey this morning, these have now been resolved. If you have any queries please email onlinesupport@pobal.ie. The deadline for completing...

Dear Providers,   Please see the attached press release from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs regarding the fifth meeting of the Advisory Group and a report for Government on ’Planning for reopening Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare...

Dear Service Provider, Please be aware that this week’s payments have been made to all services who submitted the TWSCS funding agreement and an application form by Tuesday, 2nd June. Applications ‘In Review’ ·        If your application is ‘In Review’, it will be...

Dear Service Provider, The completion date for the DCYA Provider Survey has been extended to close of business Wednesday, 10th June.  For those Early Learning and Care Providers who have not completed the survey, a link to the survey will be sent by email, together...

Dear Service Provider, Providers are reminded that Programme Support Payments (PSP) will close for applications next Friday, June 12th. On Friday, 17th April, the DCYA released an advance payment of one-third of the Programme Support Payment (PSP) that services were...

Dear Provider, Today the Department of Children and Youth Affairs has launched a range of online resources and guidance to support service providers, practitioners and parents to prepare for the reopening of Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare settings,...