Useful links and Publications
COVID-19 Reopening Documents:also on https://first5.gov.ie/practitioners/reopening
- Preparing to reopen guide
- Tusla Early Years Services Self Assessment Checklist
- Tusla preinspection document reques
- tPrinciples underpinning practice for Re-opening ELC & SAC
- Tusla Guidance Document for Early Years Services COVID 19
Other Useful links:
- The Childcare Act 1991 (Early Years Services) Regulations 2016
- Tusla Early Years Quality and Regulatory Framework (QRF)
- Tusla inspection reports
- A Guide to Developing Policies and Procedures in the Childcare Setting
- To Compliance and Beyond (DCCC publication)
- A guide to the DES early years education inspections (EYEI)
- DES EYEI reports
- Easy guide to DCYA funding programmes 2018/2019
- Rules for DCYA funding programmes 2018/2019
- ECCE payment schedule 2018/2019
- CCSP payment schedule 2018/2019
- AIM level 7 payment schedule 2018/2019
- Better Start Quality Support service
- Access and Inclusion Model (AIM)
- Diversity & Equality Guidelines for Childcare Providers
- Aistear-Siolta Practice Guide
- Child Protection
- Children First National Guidance 2017
- NCS Policy Guidelines
- A guide to developing your Child Safeguarding Statement
- Workforce Development Plan for the ECCE sector
- Does Participation in Pre-Primary Education Lead to Better Outcomes at School?
- Information for Parents of Children with a Disability
- Barnardos Information Centre and Online Library Catalogue
- Literacy and Numeracy for Learning and For Life Strategy 2011-2020
- Help My Kid Learn website for parents
- Childcare Needs of the Traveller Community in Dun Laoghaire Rathdown
- First 5 Strategy
- Entitlements for Children with Disabilities
- Community Childcare Subvention Resettlement (Transitional) CCSR(T) Programme FAQ
- Compliance Guide for Service Providers (Nov 2019)