This Weeks News & Information Bulletin
Click HERE for this week in Childcare Bulletin
Deadlines/Important Dates:
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30th November
Staff Funding additional contribution deadline extended (see below)
NCS Attendance Rules
For information on NCS rules on recording attendance including on absenteeism and under-attendance please click here
Tusla Registration Renewal
All Early Years Services are required to renew registration every 3 years. The registration date can be found on the current Tusla certificate or checked on the Early Years Register or the School Age Register. Please note the following key points:
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Applications must be submitted no later than 2 months before your current certification expires.
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The process requires submission of in-date Garda Vetting for the Registered Provider and the Person in Charge (if different). Current timelines for vetting should be considered.
Failure to reregister in time will result in your removal from the register, and it is an offence to operate an unregistered service. Additional information on re-registration can be found here.
Staff Funding Additional Contribution
The Department issued a communication to Partner Services providing the opportunity to receive the maximum number of allocation weeks available to those who were eligible but did not submit the application change at the initial deadline. All Core Funding Partner Services who are eligible for the SFAC but did not complete the required changes in time, must complete one of the two actions below by the 30 November.
Action required for the below services:
1) Partner Services who did not submit an application change by the 31 October and have yet to complete the November Review and Confirm, must submit a Review and Confirm with changes by the 30 November.
2) Partner Services who did not submit an application change by the 31 October and have completed the November Review and Confirm with no changes, must submit an application change by the 30 November.
No action required for the below services:
Partner Services who submitted their Application Change between the 13-19 October.
Partner Services who submitted their Application Change between the 20-31 October.
Partner Services who have already submitted a November Review and Confirm with changes.
Full notice HERE
CPD Module Leadership and Management in ECEC
IRD Duhallow are hosting an information session on Wednesday 3rd December 2025 @ 7pm for a CPD module on Leadership and management in the ECEC. Further information on the module content and how to register for the information session here.
Primary School Survey
The Department of Education and Youth invite parents, guardians, school staff and boards of management members to fill in survey HERE to ‘Have Your Say’ about your primary school. The Department of Education and Youth will use the results of the survey to plan how the Department provide education at primary level.
Please circulate the letter below which has the survey link to parents in your service - letter in English HERE Irish HERE. The letter informs parents and guardians about an important online survey of primary school communities.
The survey will close on 16 December 2025.
Tusla Update- Use of Marriage Cert during Garda Vetting Process
Marriage certificates for any non-matching names on Garda Vetting Applications are no longer accepted as proof of names by GNVB. This change came into effect from Tuesday 18th November. Updated Tusla FAQ documents can be found here
Compliance 2026/2026 training webinars
Pobal conducted compliance training recently. The recordings of the training have been uploaded to hive should you wish to review during this programme year. Click here to access.
Cork County Childcare Committee was formed in 2001 and is funded by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) to improve the quality of childcare in Cork County.
In addition to supporting the administration of all Government funding programmes for childcare; City and County Childcare Committees work with early childhood services and childminders looking for support with quality development, HR, governance, financial sustainability and continuing professional development.
We also work with Parents to locate childcare best suited to their families needs, and advise on relevant government funded schemes etc.
