Category Archives: News Updates
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WCCC’s weekly news and updates week ending 9th April, 2021
Posted on April 9, 2021 by Wicklow County Childcare in News UpdatesDownload a copy of our eZine here
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WCCC’s weekly news and updates week ending 2nd April, 2021
Posted on April 1, 2021 by Wicklow County Childcare in News UpdatesDownload a copy of our eZine here
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Return of all children to ELC, SAC, including childminders on Monday, 29 March 2021
Posted on March 26, 2021 by Wicklow County Childcare in News UpdatesThe following communication was sent to all services from DCEDIY yesterday regarding the return of all children to services from Monday 29 March and to advise you of a revised version of the HSE Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for ELC and SAC settings which was published today. Please see the following from Early Years […]
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WCCC’s weekly news & updates 26th March, 2021
Posted on March 26, 2021 by Wicklow County Childcare in News UpdatesDownload a copy of our ezine here
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Minister O’Gorman launches an online consultation on the development of a national model of parenting support services
Posted on March 25, 2021 by Wicklow County Childcare in News UpdatesMinister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, T.D., has tlaunched a public consultation on the development of a national model of parenting support services. The consultation will be open until 16th April 2021. The aim of the model is to develop a more coherent and strategic approach to the development and delivery […]
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Reminder – COSP extension closes on Friday 26th March
Posted on March 23, 2021 by Wicklow County Childcare in News UpdatesAll services eligible for COSP for the period of 8th March to 26th March must accept the terms and conditions of the funding, which are currently available on HIVE. Please see the COSP Extension Technical Guide for further details on how to complete this process. Please note, this process must be completed by 5pm […]
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TWSCS resumption of recoupment
Posted on March 23, 2021 by Wicklow County Childcare in News UpdatesThe Department has provided significant financial supports to the Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School Age Childcare (SAC) sector throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. This included the Temporary Wage Subsidy Childcare Scheme (TWSCS), which supported services by providing funding to top-up staff wages and contribute towards overhead costs. To ensure that funding continued to flow, […]
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Early Years Hive Improvements
Posted on March 22, 2021 by Wicklow County Childcare in News UpdatesWe are happy to highlight two updates recently made to the Early Years Hive based on service provider feedback. We will continue to work with services on ways to improve the user experience of this portal and will communicate any changes with you here. Announcements calendar A new calendar feature has been added to Hive, […]
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WCCC’s weekly news and updates 19th March, 2021
Posted on March 19, 2021 by Wicklow County Childcare in News UpdatesDownload out eZine here
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DCEDIY updated NCS video & Guidance and Re-opening videos for ELC and SAC
Posted on March 16, 2021 by Wicklow County Childcare in News UpdatesDCEDIY have produced videos which include an updated NCS video as well as a number of guidance and reopening ELC and SAC videos. Updated National Childcare Scheme ‘about’ video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPUZb16ihz0 Phased reopening (08 March) of Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare services https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UMakysQYbQ Dealing with COVID-19 symptoms in ELC/SAC settings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM-DPDIzJzY Important information for […]
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