These are the deadlines, information, and announcements for the week of 24th-28th April 2023.
DEADLINES / IMPORTANT DATES:
Friday 28th April 2023
Deadline to apply to join Early Years Inspectorate proposed development of inspection report template.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Childhood Services Week 1st-5th May 2023
Childhood Services week runs from 1st to 5th May 2023. The National Childhood Network is offering various webinars and workshops throughout the week.
To register for this webinar on Thursday May 4th 2023 from 7pm-8:15pm, visit https://ncn.ie/events/
SafeFood E-newsletter
Safefood, are a government organisation working on the promotion of healthy eating and food safety public health messages. They are currently developing an Education E-newsletter for preschools to allow them to communicate with preschool staff (a few times a year) on relevant campaigns and to offer FREE child friendly resources.
If your service would be interested in receiving an Education E-newsletter you can subscribe by clicking the following link; www.safefood.net/education-newsletter
AIM Information Sessions
Westmeath County Childcare Committees together with Better Start are running AIM information sessions for parents and providers.
The information session for parents will take place on 3rd May 7pm -8pm
We would be grateful if you could share the leaflet for the information session with your parents on social media, noticeboards or via your childcare app.
Core Funding ‘Review & Confirm’
The ‘Review and Confirm’ window closed on Friday 7th April 2023.
It is important to note that although the window has now closed, services who have not yet completed the ‘Review and Confirm’ are still required to complete the process and the ‘Review and Confirm’ form will remain open on the Early Years Hive.
Core Funding payments will be placed on hold until such a time as the process is completed. However, once your ‘Review and Confirm’ is approved, Partner Services will receive payment on the next available catch-up payment.
If you have not completed your ‘Review and Confirm’ or are unsure, please contact your Development Worker for assistance.
Please refer to the Hive announcement section for further information and guidance.
Aistear – The Journey Continues
On Saturday 6th May 2023, you are invited to discuss, share and engage with research and practices that emerged from the recent review of literature to support the updating of Aistear, the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework completed by researchers and academics at DCU Institute of Education.
This engaging and interactive event will include seminars, small group workshops and showcasing of practice that provide an opportunity to consider how research and evidence informs and enhances curriculum development in an Irish context.
An exciting day of knowledge exchange, critical reflection, practical workshops and connection with
friends and colleagues in early childhood care and education.
DATE: Saturday 6th May 2023
TIME: 9.30am- 2pm
WHERE: DCU Institute of Education, Drumcondra, Dublin 9
Please see attached to this bulletin a flier which includes a link to register for this free event.
NCS hours
Parents availing of the NCS scheme will be receiving a notification on their parent portal from DCEDIY to clarify the NCS attendance rules. These were outlined to providers in the Early Years Sector Bulletin March 2023. To view the notice parents will receive please refer to your own announcement section on the Hive, as parents may come to you with queries.
Early Years Sector E-Bulletin April 2023
In case you haven’t read it yet here is the link to this month’s DCEDIY Early Years Sector E-Bulletin E Bulletin April 2023
Covid case advice
ELC and SAC providers and Childminders that have positive cases and require support can contact the HSE ELC/SAC dedicated helpline on 01 511 9777.
For general Covid-19 queries you can contact HSE live on 1800 700 700 or 01 240 8787 or visit the First 5 website for the most up to date information and guidance. (https://first5.gov.ie)
