Category Archives: News

Minister O’Gorman launches National Quality Guidelines for School-Age Childcare Services

Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, T.D., today launched National Quality [...]

Changes to HSE Covid-19 Assessment Testing and Management Pathway Documents

Dear Service Provider, Please note that we have been advised by the HSE of some [...]

Information Webinar

Dear Early Years Providers, The Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) invites you to [...]

Minister O’Gorman welcomes 50% increase in recipients of Childminder Development Grant

From Department of Children and Youth Affairs  Published at 11 September 2020 Last updated 11 September 2020 Minister [...]

Update on HPSC Health Advice on Symptoms of Covid-19 for Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare Settings

The HPSC have published a new Decision Pathways document that provides some new information on [...]

UPDATE: Always Children First Training

Due to current Public Health advice, the Early Years specific Always Children First Foundation Level [...]

Minister O’Gorman launches programme of consultation on a Workforce Development Plan and a new Funding Model for early learning and care and school-age childcare

From Department of Children and Youth Affairs  Published at: 19 August 2020 Last updated 19 August 2020 The [...]

Update for Early Years’ Service Providers on COVID-19 from Tusla

Tusla’s Early Years Inspectorate has developed guidance for registered providers of early years services  to [...]

Updated Early Learning and Care Child Safeguarding Statement Template

The National Early Years Children First Programme, in conjunction with Tusla, have updated the Early [...]

July Jobs Stimulus Funding Package for Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) sector

From Department of Children and Youth Affairs  Published at: 25 July 2020 Last updated 25 July 2020 The [...]