Aine Mannion, Author at Roscommon Childcare Committee

June 12, 2022

Minister O’Gorman launches the 2022 Childminder Development Grant

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Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, announced the opening of the 2022 Childminder Development Grant 10/06/2022. With a total budget of €250,000, the Childminder Development Grant provides up to €1,000 to assist childminders who are providing a childminding service in their own homes. The Grant aims […]

May 31, 2022

Castlerea Community Playschool is now hiring

Job Opportunities

Castlerea Community Playschool is now hiring 2 roles. Please click on the link below to view posts: Team Leader Educator

May 14, 2022

AIM Level 5 Application Supports

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The application process for AIM Level 5 is now available on Hive. Further guidance on the application process can be found here. Services are reminded to submit AIM Level 5 applications at least three months prior to a child’s planned start date in ECCE. Please be advised AIM Level 5 […]

May 14, 2022

Programme Readiness 2022/23 on the Early Years Hive

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The first stage of Programme Readiness 2022-23 for ECCE, NCS and CCSP Saver programme will be available for services on the Early Years Hive at the end of May. The exact date and time will be communicated with you at a later date. During this stage, the Primary Authorised User […]

May 14, 2022

Commencement of Unannounced Onsite Compliance Inspections – May 2022

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Portal Announcement 11/05/2022 Further to the commencement of onsite Compliance Inspections earlier in the Programme Year, we wish to notify you that inspections are moving from announced visits and returning to the usual unannounced visits from Monday 30 May 2022. With most of the public health restrictions linked to the […]

May 14, 2022

Invitation to NCS Sponsor Webinars

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Pobal’s Early Years Training Team would like to invite you to a webinar next week. The following topics will be covered in the webinar: The NCS Sponsor Process Review a CHICK Renew a CHICK Names Wraparound How to identify a Sponsor chick Parental agreement Fees Notifications Statistics Resources Date/Time Webinar […]

May 13, 2022

Minister O’Gorman announces €325,000 under the Parent and Toddler Group Grants Initiative 2022

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Minister for Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, is pleased to announce the details of the Parent and Toddler Group Grants Initiative 2022. The Minister has secured funding of €325,000, which will be allocated to Parent and Toddler Groups nationwide through local City/County Childcare Committees (CCCs). From today, […]

April 27, 2022

Are You Thinking of Setting up a Parent and Toddler Group or taking over an existing group?

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A Parent & Toddler Group is an informal group within the local community, which provides an opportunity for young children and their parents/carers to meet. Parent & toddler groups can be a great way of meeting other people with children the same age as yours in your area. While these […]

April 27, 2022

Minister O’Gorman announces changes to Regulation to allow for a more streamlined re-registration process for ELC and SAC services and to enhance availability of information on services for parents

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Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, has signed two amending Regulations in relation to the Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School Age Childcare (SAC) sector. Click here to view Press release.

April 19, 2022

Core Funding information on First 5 website

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Please see link to information about Core Funding published by DCEDIY on the First 5 website: https://first5fundingmodel.gov.ie/core-funding/