On Tuesday 26 January, Government made the decision to extend the suspension of the ECCE programme and to continue to restrict access to other Early Learning and Childcare services to the children of essential workers and to vulnerable children. It is currently planned for these arrangements to be i
Dear Service Provider, The Department of Children and Youth Affairs is very conscious of the stress and additional burden the closure period and preparations for re-opening have put on you as providers but also on your staff and the parents and children who use your service. We have endeavoured thro
Dear Service Provider, Please be aware that this week’s payments have been made to all services who submitted the TWSCS funding agreement and an application form by Tuesday, 2nd June. Applications ‘In Review’ Any providers whose applications are still in review will receive a further prelimi
Press Release Minister Zappone chairs fifth meeting of Advisory Group on planned reopening of childcare services 3 June, 2020 Minister for Children & Youth Affairs, Dr Katherine Zappone this week chaired the fifth meeting of the expert Advisory Group on the planned reopening of Early Learning an
Programme Support Payments (PSP) 2019/20 Dear Service Provider, Programme Support Payments (PSP) will open for applications from Friday May 29 until Friday June 12 2020; the payments will issue after the application process ends. A ‘How to Guide’ including screen shots explaining how to apply th
We understand you will be very anxious about the continuity of your business post COVID 19. We think the attached information published by the Department of Business Enterprise & Innovation will be of interest to you . A voucher to the value of €2000 is available for profes
Dear Providers, Please find below the most up to date Frequently asked questions (FAQs) from both the Revenue and DCYA. Both of these documents are here to help you when signing up to the TWSS ( temporary wage subsidy scheme). The first step was to sign on with Revenue and by now you should [
DCYA UPDATE 30th March 2020 Dear Provider and sector representative, Thank you for your continued patience as we develop fuller detail on the measures we announced for the Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare Sector on Tuesday. Please find attached a ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ docu
The Department Of Children and Youth Affairs provides subvention towards childcare and will continue to do so during the closures announced by the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD on the 12th March 2020. DCYA will continue to pay for all Government childcare schemes while crèches and preschools are closed
You can find information on COVID-19 (Coronavirus) at the following the link below: https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/240258-up-to-date-information-on-covid-19/ Parents please be advised we are here to answer any of your childcare queries at this time. Providers be aware you can