The Early Years Service Profile 2017/2018 is now LIVE on the PIP portal

Childcare providers urged to take part in Costs Review

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Statement by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs

Dr Katherine Zappone TD

PIP Announcement 22-03-2018

Additional Information on Capital Grant Applications

Minister Zappone announces change in recruitment policy for future Tusla Early Years Inspectors

Opening Statement by Minister Dr Katherine Zappone

Meeting of Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Capital Grants 2018 Information

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For Service Providers

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Compliance Announcement 2017/2018 

Healthy Ireland Smart Start Health Programme for Preschool Services

Friday October 27th 2017

€3.5m Programme Support Payment announced for Early Years services who sign up to the More Affordable Childcare measures from September 2017

Midlands Area Parenting Partnership  are delivering Free 2 hour Triple P Positive Parenting Workshops on a range of topics from Dealing with Disobedience, Managing Fighting and Aggression, and Developing Good Bedtime Routines for parents of children aged 10 years and younger.

November Training

Information and Practical Session for NEW practitioners on how the Quality Framework (Siolta and Aistear) links to the Regulations’

Public Meeting re. Playgrounds

The Department of Children & Youth Affairs (DCYA) will re-open the Learner Fund Bursary (announced early 2017) to Early Years practitioners who have completed a major award in Early Childhood Care and Education at Level 7, Level 8, or Level 9 qualification on the National Framework of Qualifications since the inception of the Learner Fund (2013).

Affordable childcare

Date announced by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs for the commencement of all remaining provisions of the Children First Act 2015

What childcare funding programme are eligible for?

How to guide for CCSP eligibility 2017/18

Affordable childcare

AIm Level 1 - inclusion Co-Ordinator