Childcare Services and Childminders are included on the Department of Taoiseach list of essential services that can continue to operate during current Covid – 19 restrictions: Regulated childcare services and the care of children for persons providing essential services. This includes all regulated centre based services and regulated childminders. This […]

The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has issued the following this morning to all providers regarding brand hand sanitiser Dear Provider,   You may have seen media reports this morning about Virapro brand hand sanitiser.  The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, has ordered its immediate […]

Reminder: The application process for all qualified LINC Co-Ordinators is now open on the Early Years Hive. Any applications received by 31st October 2020 will be provided with the additional capacitation from the employment start date of the LINC Co-ordinator. Applicants are encouraged to apply early, as any applications received […]

As the majority of schools are closed due to the mid-term break the week of 26th October, it may be necessary to make the following changes on your Early Years Hive portal. NCS Service Calendar If your service is closed for part or all of the week, you must mark […]

Roscommon Children and Young Person’s Services Committee (CYPSC) and The Healthy Ireland Fund supported by the Department of Health and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs have launched a 6-month campaign in County Roscommon to promote positive mental and physical health messages for young children and their parents. The […]

This Level 7 module, Supervision Theory and Practice has been designed for people who supervise students on placement from the B.A. (Hons.)  Early Childhood Care and Education and the BA in Social Care Practice programmes in the Institute of Technology Sligo. The 5 credit module will be delivered online over […]

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Healthy Ireland is a government led initiative aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of everyone living in Ireland. Now in its 3rd year, the ‘Healthy Ireland Fund’ aims to provide funding to support local organisations in delivering actions which will improve health and wellbeing in line with Healthy Ireland, […]

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Pobal are aware that due to network maintenance work on Thursday evening, 15th October, an automated notification was issued to Service Providers in error, informing them that their Tax Clearance Access Number (TCAN) had expired.   The issue is now resolved, and the status of the TCAN is now correct. […]