Dear Early Years Provider, We are delighted to make available 3 support documents that have been developed for early years services on developing a Child Safeguarding Statement The resources are: Child Safeguarding Statement Template for EarlyYears Feb 2018 Draft Child Protection and Welfare Reporting Procedure Developing a Child Safeguarding Statement: A Guide for Early Years Services […]
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Budget 2018 changes in Relation to the ECCE Programme The following is a summary of changes to the ECCE programme with effect from September 2018: All eligible children will receive two full programme years Age of eligibility reduced from 3 years to 2 years and 8 months Upper age limit remains 5 years and 6 […]
As you know Mandated Reporting starts on December 11th, 2017. In advance of these new legal requirements here are some resources that may be of use to you and your staff: ‘5 Steps to Prepare for Mandated Reporting’ – This is a handy 5 step guide that you can follow to ensure all staff are aware […]
Minister Katherine Zappone has launched the Early Years Sector Profile Report 2016/2017. Link to Full Report here, which is developed and published by Pobal for the Department of Children and Youth Affairs annually. Pobal would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for taking the time to complete and submit the survey. It provides a […]
Early Years Child Protection Programme Important Information for Early Years Services Commencement of Remaining Provisions of the Children First Act 2015 Children First Act, 2015 – Commencement of Remaining Provisions On 2nd October 2017 Minister Katherine Zappone T.D., Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, announced that the remaining provisions of the Children First Act, 2015 will […]
CCS Resettlement, Relocation & Transition (for homeless families) Programmes. As of January 2017, CCS Resettlement and Relocation has now expanded to include measures to assist families experiencing homelessness alongside assisting refugee families. The objective of the programme, now called CCS Resettlement, Relocation and Transition, is to provide childcare services to refugee families and also families who […]
From Septemer, children between the ages of 6 months and 36 months in Tusla-registered childcare will qualify for childcare supports, with further childcare supports for many more children under 15 years old. As every parent knows, the cost of childcare is generally higher when children are under 3 years old – because more hours of […]
The Department of Children and Youth Affairs has directed the expansion of criteria for the Childcare Education and Training Support programme (CETS) from the 27th of March 2017 to include parents attending secondary school. This change means that parents attending secondary school are now entitled to receive childcare funding under the CETS Programme. Participants on […]
Minister for Children Catherine Zaponne has announced a new childcare scheme specifically for homeless children. For further information please click here.
If you are searching for childcare in Dun Laoghaire Rathdown, you can now do so by using a Geo-mapping tool. Just type in your address and the map will show childcare providers within a 5 mile radius. This tool has been created by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council. We will be including it within our […]