Childcare News

The Community Childcare Subvention (CCS) Plus programme is now live on your PIP page. Once the Primary Authorised User (PAU) has activated CCSP contract on PIP, they can then begin the registration process. Child registrations can be back    dated to January 2nd,...

Sligo Woodland School Camp Address: The camp will be running in Cleveragh Forest, the drop off and collection point is beside the woods at the Sligo Lets Organic Farm & Garden on Cleveragh Drive (up across from the sports complex). Parking spaces are available in...

Leadership for Inclusion in the Early Years The Leadership for INClusion in the Early Years programme, LINC, is a Level 6 Special Purpose Award (Higher Education).  The programme is designed to enhance inclusion of children with additional needs in early years...

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​The Department of Children and Youth Affairs has directed the expansion of criteria for the Childcare Education and Training Support programme (CETS) from the 27th of March 2017 to include parents attending secondary school. This change means that parents attending...

Minister Zappone announces 900 free places on the Leadership for Inclusion in the Early Years (LINC) Higher Education Programme Applications will open this week for the second intake onto the Leadership for Inclusion (LINC) higher education programme for early years...

The Department of Children and Youth Affairs have announced Early Years Capital 2017 which aims to support the early years sector to increase the number of available registered early years’ services in 2017 and to contribute to improving the sustainability and quality...

Pobal are delighted to announce that the Early Years Capital 2017 programme has been launched by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs.  Please find enclosed link here to guidelines which contains further details of this exciting funding opportunity for early...

Building a new childcare system, €4m capital funding confirmed Statement by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr Katherine Zappone Monday 20th March, 2017 The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr. Katherine Zappone, has announced that €4m is being...

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