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    The Department of Children, Equality, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) circulated a press release on Thursday, 1 September 2022 announcing the Building Blocks – Improvement Grant. The application for

Application Changes functionality We are pleased to let you know that the option to make changes to Core Funding Applications will be available on HIVE from 10am on Friday the

In line with the upcoming opening of the Building Blocks – Improvement Grant application on the Early Years Hive, the Pobal training team would like to invite you to a

As schools are closed for the mid-term on 31st of October with the option to extend to a five-day break, it may be necessary to make the following changes on

From 2 January 2023, the minimum rate for National Childcare Scheme (NCS) subsidies will increase from €0.50 to €1.40. The increase, which was introduced by Minister Roderic O’Gorman as part

Many thanks to all the service providers for their attendance at the NCS Beginner Introduction training webinars held earlier this week. A recording is now available ‘NCS, ECCE, CCSP Saver

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From Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Published on 20 October 2022 Last updated on 20 October 2022 €50,000 will be made available for initiatives promoting parent peer

The Minister, yesterday published results of a wide-ranging survey on childcare undertaken in July by Ipsos on behalf of the Department for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. The nationally

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Following on from the recent announcement in relation to the ongoing NCS compliance inspections, inspections on the ECCE (inc. AIM) and CCSP Saver programmes will commence shortly. These on-site inspections

Reminder: The application process for all qualified LINC Co-Ordinators remains open on the Early Years Hive. AIM Level 1 is an annual application for services with new and existing graduates

Pobal’s Early Years Training Team would like to invite you to a webinar on “NCS Beginner Introduction Training”. The following topics will be covered in the webinar: Definition of the

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