**Service Providers** **Upcoming Always Children First Foundation Training**
**Service Providers**
**Upcoming Always Children First Foundation Training**
#IrelandReads again this year – Ireland Reads Day, Friday, February 25th.
Carlow County Library are reminding us all about #IrelandReads again this year in an effort to get the whole country reading this month in the lead up Ireland Reads Day, Friday, February 25th.
Find out about all that’s happening for Ireland Reads, get book recommendations and take the pledge to read on Friday, February 25th at www.irelandreads.ie
https://www.irelandreads.ie/?fbclid=IwAR0b0VZKKy7bPghdzaJX9PrW87FnehEefnExWZNon2T6jftuRkWZJAWrxqw
First5 Continuing professional development resources for practitioners
**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.
Click in below to see what training courses are available: https://first5.gov.ie/practitioners/continuing-professional-development?fbclid=IwAR0ykHEjr10-40SbEA3hqT9Yb9bFtDgyYFg8__cKGS9QXplXYkpBOwfsJjY
Living with Covid Public Health Poster Feb 2022
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
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
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.
Info Blast Section of the website: https://childsafeguardingelc.ie/category/english/ https://childsafeguardingelc.ie/category/irish/
**PARENTS** NCS National Childcare Scheme Recap
**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
**PARENTS** The NCS PARENT Helpline is 01 9068530 available Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm
