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    Attached is the Questions & Answers on the Children First Act 2015 Please click on the following link for the PDF version Q & A Children First Act 2015    

The Early Years Newsletter aims to add to and improve their communication systems with early year’s services. It provides the inspectorate with an additional opportunity to inform and alert services to areas of interest on current and new developments regarding the...

The Dept. of Children and Youth affairs and Pobal are delighted to announce the opening of this year’s Childcare Capital grants.  Applications will open on Monday the 12th of February, and will stay open until Friday the 9th of March at 3pm.    Please ensure to read...

The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Katherine Zappone has today (Friday 2nd February, 2018) announced that the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, Tusla – the Child and Family Agency and the INMO (representing Public Health Nurses) have reached an...

"Dear Colleagues Today I will update the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs on the progress taking place on the transformation of the early years sector in Ireland. I am writing to you as a childcare provider to update you first hand on the...

The Early Years Child Protection Programme are holding the following Regional Briefing Sessions on the Children First Act, 2015 for Early Years Services. The following sessions are now open for booking. Region Date Time Venue To Book West – Sligo Monday, February 5th,...

I am very pleased to be here this morning to update the members of this committee on the progress made in the development of the Affordable Childcare Scheme and, importantly, on the success of the measures implemented by my department since September to improve access...

Below are the attached links for information on the 2018 Spring training , The booking form and training calendar. Download the Supporting Information Download the Spring 2018 training calendar Download the Training booking form 2018          ...

Saints and Scholars in Strandhill Sligo are now hiring. For more information please see advert below   .