Childcare News

​Dear Service Provider, We are delighted to announce our newest rolling training – ‘Journey Through the Hive’. This training will benefit those wishing to refresh their Early Years Hive navigation skills and new Early Years Hive users. Please note this training will...

Research Call Out for Childminders! Are you a Childminder who would like to collaborate and share your expertise with Early Childhood Ireland on new research that will help shape future childminding practice and policies? Your collaboration with Early Childhood...

Dear Service Provider, The attached document was issued by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth earlier today in relation to the information on the updated Aistear Curriculum Framework. Updated Aistear for the Early Learning and...

Dear Service Provider, The AIM Level 5 Transfer of Ownership process is now open, Friday 28 February 2025. Services with AIM Level 5 equipment which is due to transfer at the end of the ECCE 2024/2025 programme call will receive a notification on the Early Years Hive....

​Dear Service Provider, The AIM Level 5 Transfer of Ownership process will open on Friday 28 February 2025. Services with AIM Level 5 equipment which is due to transfer at the end of the ECCE 2024/2025 programme call will receive a notification on the Early Years...

The eBulletin includes updates from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, the Department of Education’s Early Years Inspectorate, Pobal and Tusla. A link to the eBulletin can be found Here.

​Dear Service Provider, AIM Level 5 Equipment - Transfer of Ownership  Following the transition of AIM Level 5, the Transfer of Ownership process for AIM Level 5 equipment will open in February 2025 on the Early Years Hive. The Transfer of Ownership of equipment from...

​Dear Service Provider, Please note the process for reviewing and accepting an AIM Level 4 Observation tool has changed. A Child Observation Tool or a Service Observation Review tool (SOR) is now completed by your Early Years Specialist (EYS) directly online and can...

​Dear Service Provider,   We are pleased to announcement that the following improvements were released onto the Early Years Hive following last Thursday’s scheduled updates to the portal. Removal of child name-validation from NCS CHICK registration   The process...