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Read the latest news and updates from Sligo County Childcare Committee below.
DCYA notification – Attention services experiencing difficulties running payroll under the WSS/WSCS 17/04/2020
Dear Service Providers Please excuse this email late on a Friday evening, but it is in response to several urgent queries received by DCYA today. The Minister for Finance and the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs previously agreed that as part of the Wage...
Process for applying for the Covid-19 Wage Subsidy Childcare Scheme (WSCS)
Dear Service Provider As you are aware DCYA are launching the Covid 19 Wage Subsidy Childcare Scheme (WSCS) on Thursday 16th April. A copy of the Funding Agreement is available on PIP for you to review. Please do not print and submit the copy which is available on...
Sligo County Childcare Committee Contact details
The team at Sligo County Childcare Committee are available to you at this difficult time. For your information the following are numbers to contact staff: Sharon Boles 086-7978518 Joan Mc Grath 086-7978510 Viola Craig 086-7978512 Suzanne Scanlon 086-7978517 Laura...
Notice from DCYA re: Covid 19 Measures
Earlier today you received a statement from the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform about the Wage Subsidy Childcare Scheme (WSCS). Very good progress has been made on this scheme and the new Funding Agreement...
WSCS – Joint Statement from Ministers DCYA & DPER/Finance
Earlier today an important update was issued by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, and Minister for DPER/Finance on measures for Childcare Sector during Covid-19. The update can be found here As per the latest information available, the Early Years...
Further clarification from the DCYA on payments
Further clarification from the DCYA on payments. This information has also been emailed directly to Early Learning Providers Approximately €4m in payments will issue from Pobal to relevant providers on Wednesday and should be in accounts on Thursday, 9 April....
DCYA update on Wage Subsidy Childcare Scheme Update
Dear Providers Further to previous communications that have issued in recent weeks, DCYA has been working intensively on the new Wage Subsidy Childcare Scheme to support the Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare sector at this extremely difficult time. We...
Saver Management Window for CCSP and TEC
Please be advised that the next Saver Management Window for CCSP and TEC will be opening on Friday 3rd April 2020. This will mean that forms will be made available via PIP Portal to allow Service Providers to complete any amendments to Eligible Saver Registrations....
PIP Announcement
Information and FAQs on COVID 19 Measures for providers and staff of Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare Services Dear Service Provider, Please see the attached letter from Minister Katherine Zappone and FAQs document in relation to the Government’s new...



