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

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National Covid-19 Support Helpline for ELC and SAC providers
If you need out of hours support in relation to a suspected or confirmed case of Covid-19, please see details in the poster below of how to contact the Covid-19 Support Helpline during weekends.

PIP announcement 10th March 2021

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Early Years Hive Scheduled Maintenance

The Early Years Hive and the National Childcare Scheme website will be unavailable tomorrow, 11 March for a maximum of 4 hours between 5pm and 9pm due to scheduled maintenance.
After this time, you will need to refresh your web browser to access the portal again.

National Child Safeguarding Programme Info : Blast – Returning to Services

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See below for the latest Info Blast from the National Child Safeguarding Programme.

The Info Blast focusses on returning to ELC and SAC services and how practitioners should take time to refamiliarise themselves with Child Safeguarding documentation.

 

This Info Blast is also available on their website http://childsafeguardingelc.ie/return-to-work/

Better Start – Supporting Transitions Back Into Pre-school – Social Story

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Better Start AIM has developed a Social Story™ on transitioning back to pre-school for practitioners, children and their parents.

The following resources can be downloaded on their website:

– Social Stories™ – Tip Sheet for Practitioners​

– I am Going Back to Pre-school – Template for Practitioners

– I am Going Back to Pre-school – Blank template for Parents

 

Click this link betterstart.pobal.ie/Pages/Online-Resources for more information

 

Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth – Reopening Video

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Please see the link below to a video from DCEDIY on the phased reopening of early learning & care services and school age childcare services.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hfomokzr58

 

        

 

 

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

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National Covid-19 Support Helpline for ELC and SAC providers
If you need out of hours support in relation to a suspected or confirmed case of Covid-19, please see details in the poster below of how to contact the Covid-19 Support Helpline during weekends.

PPSN Checker on PIP will be unavailable on Saturday, 6th of March, from 6pm – 10pm.

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PPSN Checker on PIP unavailable this Saturday
The PPSN Checker on PIP will be unavailable on Saturday, 6th of March, from 6pm – 10pm.
During this time, the PPSN details of parents and children cannot be validated with the result that CCSP/U/RT registrations or AIM applications cannot be submitted through PIP.

LINC Registration Open until Friday 26th March 5pm

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The LINC programme. Registration is open until Friday 26th March 5pm

To be eligible to participate in this programme, you must have graduated from the Leadership for INClusion in the Early Years Level 6 Special Purpose Award.

HOW TO REGISTER

Registration must be completed online at www.lincprogramme.ie.

LINC-CPD-FLYER-2021

 

BARNARDOS ONLINE SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAMME

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BARNARDOS ONLINE SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAMME

As part of our Digital Offering, we are delivering webinars about online safety to parents. Delivered live by a Barnardos trainer, these free 45 minute parent webinars about online safety are taking place in March, April, and May 2021.
Choose your date and time below and book your place for free through Zoom.  Once you book your place, Barnardos Online Safety team will email you a link to the webinar. Each Webinar lasts 45 minutes.

 

Tuesday, 9th March 2021, 7.30pm – register

Wednesday, 24th March 2021, 1pm – register

Tuesday, 13th April 2021, 7pm – register

Wednesday, 28th April 2021, 7pm – register

Wednesday, 12th May 2021, 1pm – register

Tuesday, 25th May 2021, 7.30pm – register

 

Thank you.
Kind regards

Colin O Keeffe
Barnardos Library & Information Service

 

http://www.barnardos.ie/learning-development/training/online-safety-programme/for-parents

Fire Safety Capital Grant 2021 – Application Extension – Tuesday 2nd March at 6pm.

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The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth have extended the closing date for the Capital 2021 Fire Safety Grant.

The new Closing Date is Tuesday 2nd March at 6pm.

Please note the following information for applicants:

  • You do not need a Fire Cert before you can get a Fire Safety Assessment; this grant is designed to support services to get a Fire Cert.
  • Please ensure your Fire Safety Assessment is dated from 1 June 2019. Pobal will check the date to confirm the Fire Safety Assessment falls within the allowed time frames.

Should you have any queries in relation to the information outlined above please contact the Early Years Provider Centre by raising a Request on Hive and selecting the following category:

  • ELC Capital Grant query