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Read the latest news and updates from Sligo County Childcare Committee below.
Press Release from Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Dear Early Years Provider, Please see a press release from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) in relation to Covid-19 Emergency Childcare service for Essential Healthcare Workers from 18 May, the DCYA will be in contact in the coming days with...
Phase 2 of TWSCS Application: Submitting the Application Form
Dear Service Provider, As you are aware, the DCYA’s Temporary Wage Subsidy Childcare Scheme (TWSCS) is now operational and payments started to flow last Friday, 24 April. The first three payments in the TWSCS are preliminary payments which will be reconciled as part...
DCYA Notification – Updated FAQs v4 & TWSCS: A How-To-Guide 27/04/2020
Please see attached updated ‘Information and Frequently Asked Questions on COVID-19 Measures for providers and staff of Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare Services’. Please note this is version 4 and replaces previous versions. It contains information on...
Practitioners CPD webpage
The DCYA has launched a new webpage where you will find free, online CPD resources, developed and made available through the cooperation of a number of agencies. The resources are designed to support service planning and practitioners’ professional development....
Updated Temporary COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Childcare Scheme (TWSCS) Factsheet
In light of updates made to the DCYA’s FAQs on COVID-19 Measures yesterday, please see attached an updated version of the Temporary COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Childcare Scheme (TWSCS) Factsheet. Please note that this is version 2 and replaces the previous version. Early...
Temporary COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Childcare Scheme (TWSCS) Preliminary Payments
Preliminary Payments Payments under the Department of Children and Youth Affairs Temporary Wage Subsidy Childcare Scheme (DCYA TWSC) will be issued this week on 24th April 2020 to any service provider who has accepted the terms of the funding agreement and submitted...
Wage Subsidy Childcare Scheme (WSCS) Funding Agreement Reminder and Factsheet
Dear Service Provider, As you know, the PAU for your organisation received an email yesterday, 16th April, with a link to the Wage Subsidy Childcare Scheme (WSCS) Funding Agreement. Payments will be issued on Friday, 24th April to any service provider who has...
DCYA notification – Attention services experiencing difficulties running payroll under the WSS/WSCS 17/04/2020
Dear Service Providers Please excuse this email late on a Friday evening, but it is in response to several urgent queries received by DCYA today. The Minister for Finance and the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs previously agreed that as part of the Wage...
Process for applying for the Covid-19 Wage Subsidy Childcare Scheme (WSCS)
Dear Service Provider As you are aware DCYA are launching the Covid 19 Wage Subsidy Childcare Scheme (WSCS) on Thursday 16th April. A copy of the Funding Agreement is available on PIP for you to review. Please do not print and submit the copy which is available on...