Childcare News
National CPD Mapping Exercise โ Call for Participation Deadline Extended
The Department of Children, Disability and Equality (DCDE) is currently working withย Crowe Advisory Limitedย to support the development of a national Continuing Professional Development (CPD) mapping exercise. This work aims to identify CPD opportunities currently...
Shaping Tomorrow Together conference
Join us forย Shaping Tomorrow Togetherย โ a dynamic conference hosted by Sligo, Roscommon, Donegal and Mayo County Childcare Committees, supporting quality and inclusion through the NSAI framework. Taking place onย 17 October, fromย 9:30amโ4:00pmย at Atlantic Technological...
AEYSP 2025/2026 Survey Closing Date Extended to Tuesday 2 June
Dear Service Provider, The deadline for the Annual Early Years Sector Profile 2025/2026 survey has been extended to allow more time for services to complete the survey. The survey will now close atย 3pm on Tuesday 2 June. Thank you to all services who have already...
National CPD Mapping Exercise: Call for Participation – We need your voice!
Dear Provider, The Department of Children, Disability and Equality (DCDE) is currently working with Crowe Advisory Limited to support the development of a national Continuing Professional Development (CPD) mapping exercise. This work aims to identify CPD training...
Early Years Snapshot 5 May 2026
My Little Library 2026
๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ! To help children prepare for starting school, libraries are offering free book bags filled with specially chosen books and helpful resources. Available from ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ด๐๐ต...
Student Fast Track Qualification Recognition Process
We wish to notify you that, as a temporary measure to support services to maintain staffing capacity over the summer months, the Department of Children, Disability and Equality (DCDE) is on a temporary basis, implementing a Student Fast Track Qualification Recognition...
AEYSP 2025/26 Survey Launch
Dear Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare provider, We are pleased to advise that the 2025/26 Annual Early Years Sector Profile survey will be available on the Early Years Hive fromย Tuesday, 5 May until Tuesday, 26 May 2026. The Annual Early Years Sector...
AIM Level 4 and 5 Application Process opens on Wednesday, 6 May 2026 at 11:00am.
We would like to advise that the AIM Level 4 and 5 application process for the 2026/2027 programmeย callย will openย on Wednesday, 6 May 2026 at 11:00am. From this date, all AIM Level 4 and 5 applications should beย submittedย in line with the existing application...







