Childcare News
AIM 2021/22 and EWSS
As per the AIM Programme Rules, the wages of an employee may be supported through either EWSS or AIM Level 7 capitation, but not both. It is open to a service provider to decide whether EWSS or AIM Level 7 funding is most advantageous to them. While EWSS has been...
Programme Support Payments (PSP) 2021 – Deadline extension
The date that applications will close for Programme Support Payments has now been extended to next Friday, 2nd July at 5pm. The PSP application is completed on the Programmes page of the Early Years Hive. A ‘Quick Guide’ including screen shots...
Update to Tusla arrangements following HSE cyberattack
Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School Aged Care (SAC) childcare providers must be registered with Tusla, the Child and Family Agency as a prescribed early years service. A childcare provider who provides both early learning and care and school age childcare must...
AIM application process for September 2021 pre-school year
Dear Service Provider, The Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) is a model of supports designed to ensure that children with disabilities can access the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Programme. Its goal is to...
Important email security message
Important email security message Dear Service Provider, If you have received an email claiming to be from a member of Pobal staff requesting your email/account login details, similar to the below, please do not open it or submit any personal details. Please read...
National Action Plan for Childminding
The National Action Plan for Childminding is a pathway to be developed over the next 8 years that sets out steps towards regulation, support and subsidies, for all paid, non-relative childminders. The Action Plan will involve...
Notice of deactivation of two Pobal mailboxes and how to contact EYPC
Dear Service Provider, The two Pobal mailboxes below will no longer be active as of 7th May 2021. Emails sent to these mailboxes after this date will not be delivered. pipdocuments@pobal.iehighercap@pobal.ie The quickest way to contact the EYPC is by submitting a...
NCS Sponsors: Launch of Dedicated Phone Line/Email Address and Process Reminder
Dear Service Provider, We are pleased to announce that a new mailbox and phone line have been launched by the NCS Parent Support Centre to support with the NCS sponsor process. These are operated by the NCS Sponsors Team, who are specially trained on the Sponsor...
Return of all children to ELC, SAC, including childminders on Monday, 29 March 2021
Dear Provider We are writing to you today 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...
Update: TWSCS Resumption of Recoupment
Dear Service Provider, Following on from the communication yesterday, please be advised your updated TWSCS overpayment status can now be viewed on PIP. Many thanks,Early Years Team