Author Archives: Wicklow County Childcare
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Minister O’Gorman announces €325,000 under the Parent and Toddler Group Grants Initiative 2022
Posted on May 13, 2022 by Wicklow County Childcare in News UpdatesMinister 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, Parent and Toddler Groups […]
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WCCC weekly news & updates w/e 13th May, 2022
Posted on May 13, 2022 by Wicklow County Childcare in News UpdatesDownload our weekly e-Zine here
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Programme Readiness 2022/23 on the Early Years Hive
Posted on May 13, 2022 by Wicklow County Childcare in News UpdatesThe 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 (PAU) for each service […]
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Child Safeguarding Training in ELC and SAC Services
Posted on May 12, 2022 by Wicklow County Childcare in News UpdatesProviding Child Safeguarding training and information in ELC and SAC services is an integral part of keeping children safe from harm. ELC and SAC services, as providers of relevant services, are required, under the Children First Act, 2015 to provide child safeguarding training to their workers. Therefore, services should have a Child Safeguarding Training Strategy […]
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Commencement of Unannounced Onsite Compliance Inspections – May 2022
Posted on May 11, 2022 by Wicklow County Childcare in News UpdatesDear Service Provider, 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 Covid-19 pandemic having been lifted, […]
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Invitation to NCS Sponsor Webinars
Posted on May 10, 2022 by Wicklow County Childcare in News UpdatesPobal’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 Link Monday 16 May at […]
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WCCC’s weekly news & updates w/e 6th May, 2022
Posted on May 6, 2022 by Wicklow County Childcare in News UpdatesDownload our eZine here
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Clarification on the removal of wraparound care from NCS
Posted on May 4, 2022 by Wicklow County Childcare in News UpdatesAs of 2 May, the National Childcare Scheme (NCS) no longer deducts hours spent in pre-school or school from NCS awards (wraparound care). This means that parents may use their full awarded subsidised NCS hours for pre-school or school-aged children regardless of term week. Please note that subsidised NCS hours cannot be claimed […]
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AIM Level 4, 5 & 7 application process for September 2022 pre-school year
Posted on May 4, 2022 by Wicklow County Childcare in News UpdatesAIM Level 5 The AIM Level 5 application process for 2022/23 will open on Hive, Tuesday 3rd May at 12pm. As this is a new process on Hive, training sessions have been organised via Webinar this week. The training will give service providers an overview of the application process. Please click on the relevant link […]
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Deadline Reminder and Tips for Completing the Annual Early Years Sector Profile 2021/2022
Posted on May 4, 2022 by Wicklow County Childcare in News UpdatesDear Service Provider, On behalf of Pobal and the DCEDIY, we would like to thank all those who have submitted the Annual Early Years Sector Profile survey. For services who have not yet completed it, this is a reminder that the deadline is today Wednesday 4 May. The Sector Profile is a very important information […]
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