Dear Colleagues,
Here are the deadlines, important dates, and announcements for the week of 8 – 12 November 2021.
DEADLINES/IMPORTANT DATES:
Friday 3 December 2021
- Final deadline for FAR reimbursement applications
FOR YOUR INFORMATION:
Co-payment tool on the Hive
Pobal have created a co-payment tool on the Hive to help you calculate the amount parents pay on the NCS and ECCE schemes.
We have attached the guide to using the tool for your convenience.
Balancing questions and comments with Happy Talk
We have attached this month’s Happy Talk newsletter that reminds us to balance the number of questions we ask children with plenty of comments.
Happy Talk is a targeted universal early intervention model of care within the HSE, that delivers speech and language services across Cork City. They have a great range of resources that can be used within Early Years services which can be found here:
https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/1/lho/corknorthlee/therapy/happy-talk/resources/
Covid quick guides
The Isolation Quick Guide for adults and children over 13 years of age was updated on the 1st of November – please see link below:
Covid Case Support Helpline
The HSE helpline to advise service providers if they have been informed of a Covid-19 case in a child or a staff member will remain active for a short, transition period, following the changes to contact tracing for children. The number is 01 511 9777.
For those services who need support on engaging with the relevant authorities due to a suspected or confirmed case of Covid-19, there is an out of hours helpline. The number is 1800 940 341. The service will be available Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays from 10.00 – 13.00 and 13.30 – 16.00.
Kind regards
Westmeath County Childcare Committee
