Publication: Budget 2022 Overview and FAQs for Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) Providers and Parents

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Publication October 12th 2021

Budget 2022 Overview and FAQs for Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) Providers and Parents

Please click into link for the information

https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/b3e97-budget-2022-overview-and-faqs-for-early-learning-and-care-elc-and-school-age-childcare-sac-providers-and-parents/

Today is Beep Beep Day, the national road safety awareness day for preschool children

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Today is Beep Beep Day, the national road safety awareness day for preschool children.
Children can learn the basic rules of road safety in a fun and creative way helping pave the way for the development of lifelong good road safety behaviour.
The Road Safety Authority has Road Safety for Kids resources here:

Gov.ie-Supporting Parents and Children

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Play is the language of children, it is how they learn and interact with the world!
For information and support visit

MyGovID maintenance Thursday 7 October 8am-10am

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Please Note : MyGovID website will not be possible to log on to the NCS website on Thursday 7th October from approx. 8am to 10am due to Maintenance.
Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your co-operation

Covid-19 Support Helpline for ELC and SAC

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A reminder of the Covid-19 Support Helpline for ELC and SAC – 1800 940341

available from 10am – 1pm & 1.30pm – 4pm at the weekend

Follow us on Facebook

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Invitation to all Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School age Childcare (SAC) Providers, Practitioners and

Childminders to follow us on Facebook

Click Link Below to Follow Our Facebook Page

We are here to offer additional support to ELC and SAC Service Providers, Practitioners, Childminders and Parents.

Check out our posts in relation to current events in the ELC and SAC Sector, General information, Training available, Grant Information, Job Vacancies, Arts & Crafts and Baking Ideas.

Fun Play with Fondant icing

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If your little ones like to eat their playdough, why not try making some some fun

bumble bees from fondant with your little ones.

Final Reminder Learner Fund Ends Tomorrow 01/10/2021

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The Learner Fund had two primary aims:

  1. To provide subsidy funding to support existing staff working directly with children in registered Early Years Services and registered childminders to meet the mandatory minimum qualification requirements which came into effect on December 31st 2016 i.e. Level 5 in Early Childhood Care and Education on the National Qualifications Framework (NFQ) (or equivalent)2.
  2. To provide subsidy funding to support existing Early Years practitioners who have an ECCE Major Award qualification at Level 5 on the NFQ (or equivalent), to attain a Level 6 qualification, in order to meet ECCE contractual requirements which also came into effect on 31st December 2016.

Since the Learner Fund was established over 5,000 early years practitioners have been supported through the Learner Fund to raise their qualification levels in Early Childhood Care and Education in line with the National Qualifications Framework.

As well as providing subsidies for Levels 5 and 6, as above, Learner Fund has also provided bursaries to Early Years Graduates who have completed qualifications Level 7, 8, 9 on the National Framework.

The 2021 Learner Fund Graduate and Childminder bursary is open to applications from August 16 to October 1, 2021.

Contact your local City/County Childcare Committee (CCCs) for further details. Their contact details are available at https://myccc.ie/

First 5

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First 5 is a whole-of-Government strategy to improve the lives of babies, young children and their families. It is a ten-year plan to help make sure all children have positive early experiences and get a great start in life.

https://first5.gov.ie/