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A number of NCS applicants have been offered and accepted the opportunity to apply for NCS prior to the 20/11/19. This application process provides the applicant (on a successful completed application) with an actual CHICK which can be used to register when the scheme...

The AIM End of Year One Review is now available to read on the AIM website. This independent review was commissioned by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and undertaken by consultants RSM and researchers in Trinity Haus (Trinity College Dublin).  The...

The DCYA and Pobal have agreed the following measures to support providers whose applications for Higher Capitation in Programme Year 2019/2020 have not yet been approved:   Higher Capitation preliminary payments Preliminary Payments to ELC Providers IN RECEIPT of...

The application window for NCS Capital 2019 will close on the 1st of November 2019.   There is now only one week remaining to submit applications.   For any services who wish to apply at this stage, please check your grant allocation and make an application in advance...

Applications for all qualified LINC Co-Ordinators are open. Applications must be received before 31 October 2019 in order to receive funding for the full ECCE year. There will be no backdating of funding for applications received after that date. Newly qualified...

The current childcare subvention schemes will continue to accept applications for a further short period of time. CCSP will remain open to new applicants until Friday, 15th November 2019.  The TEC schemes will remain open to new applications until 14th February 2020....

Sligo County Childcare Committee recently completed a specific training programme - Cultural Awareness and Inclusion Project.   The project was supported by the European Union’s PEACE IV Programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). Participants from...

CCSP will permanently close for new registrations at midnight on  Friday 15th November, 2019 in advance of the commencement of the National Childcare Scheme.  After this date only CCSP registrations with a status of 'Submitted' , 'Provisional' and 'Approved' will be...

ELC and SAC 19 - Reporting Announcement   Please be advised, the closing date for submission of Expenditure Reporting on ELC and SAC 19 is the 30th November 2019.   Any Returns not submitted by that date WILL NOT receive the final 10% of the grant. Services that do...