First5 Continuing professional development resources for practitioners

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**Providers**
A key objective of First 5 is to improve Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for all those who work in early learning and care and school-age childcare settings.

Living with Covid Public Health Poster Feb 2022

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Living with Covid Public Health Poster Feb 2022

COVID 19 Symptoms, Cases and Contacts

Covid-19 Support Helpline for ELC and SAC providers– 1800 940341 at the weekend

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A reminder of the Covid-19 Support Helpline for ELC and SAC providers– 1800 940341 is available from 10am – 1pm & 1.30pm – 4pm at the weekend.

Child Safeguarding – Recording Concerns Form Info Blast and Form

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The Child Safeguarding Resource Document – Child Safeguarding Statement, Policy and Procedures; Guidance for Early Learning and Care and School Aged Childcare Services in Ireland, contains the Recording Concerns Form, which is a standardised form that can be used in ELC and SAC services to record child safeguarding concerns.
In order to support services to use this form, a Recording Concern Form Info Blast which is attached above, along with the Recording Concerns Form has been developed.

**PARENTS** NCS National Childcare Scheme Recap

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**PARENTS** NCS National Childcare Scheme Recap
🐝Bee ready to apply ,Applying, Supports for Parents 🐝
For all the information click into the Link : https://www.ncs.gov.ie/en/

**PARENTS** The NCS PARENT Helpline is 01 9068530 available Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm

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**PARENTS** The NCS PARENT Helpline is 01 9068530 available Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm

**PARENTS** NCS : TYPES OF SUBSIDY

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There are two types of subsidies available under the National Childcare Scheme:
UNIVERSAL and INCOME ASSESSED Subsidies.
For more information click into the Link : https://www.ncs.gov.ie/en/types-of-subsidy/

A new Healthy Ireland Smart Start (HISS) Birth – 3 Years Programme has been developed by HSE Health and Wellbeing and the National Childhood Network (NCN), supported by DCEDIY.

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Healthy Ireland Smart Start Birth – 3 Years Programme
A new Healthy Ireland Smart Start (HISS) Birth – 3 Years Programme has been developed by HSE Health and Wellbeing and the National Childhood Network (NCN), supported by DCEDIY.
National Childhood Network are delighted to invite Crèche providers across Ireland to nominate Baby and Toddler Educators to take part in this new programme.
Programme content
Health Promotion
Nurturing Emotional Wellbeing
Physical Activity
Nutrition
Oral Health
The programme is of 11 hours duration and will be delivered via Zoom over a six-week period.
Participating services will receive a comprehensive resource pack for their setting. Services working to fully implement the programme and achieve the Healthy Ireland Award in the future will have free access to a dedicated Help Desk at NCN. Participants in the training programme will also receive their own CPD certificate upon completion of the training and return of their training evaluations which are so important to NCN and the HSE so we know what participants like about the programme and what might make it better.
Participating services need to agree the following criteria:
• educators attend the full 11 hours of training
• share information resources and learning from the programme with colleagues
• share programme information with parents
Delivery of the Birth – 3 Years programme will begin week commencing 14th February 2022.
Delivery of the programme is heavily subsidised by the HSE. The cost to service providers is €50 which allows two staff members to avail of the training
Click in below to register