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CORK COUNTY CHILDCARE COMMITTEE

• 4 June 2025: Nurturing skills student portal opens.

• 25 June 2025:  Closing date for the Nurturing Skills Learner Fund (NSLF) 

• 6 June 2025: Programme readiness guidance available for ECCE, CCSP and NCS

• 9 June 2025: Programme readiness guidance available for Core Funding.

• 11 July 2025: ECCE 2024/25 programme call closes 

To ensure that children can avail of AIM non-term support over the summer period, AIM non-term applications must be submitted before the ECCE 2024/25 programme call ends on 11 July 2025. Applications made after the closure will not be processed. 
Non-term applications must outline the dates for the support. If you have already submitted an application without dates, submit a ‘Change of Circumstances’ review to add the relevant dates.

DCDE have asked to share the following information and resources with parents and families:

Let’s get Ready has lots of useful information on:

• Starting pre-school

• Starting primary school

• Information for families with children of disabilities.

• Information resources.

Let’s Play Ireland has tonnes of information on:

• Types of Play

• Rainy day ideas

• Messy play ideas

• Family fun ideas and free outdoor and indoor adventures

• Family events throughout the summer

Please click HERE for relevant information: Preventing the spread of covid 19 in school or childcare.

General Covid-19 queries: Contact HSE on 1800 700 700 between 8 am and 8 pm Monday to Friday and 9 am - 5 pm Saturday and Sunday / HSE Covid-19

The new Nurturing Skills website and Learning Hub was officially launched on 24th May at the national conference: Continuing the Journey: Exploring the updated Aistear: the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework.
The website has been developed as a central hub for Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare professionals. It brings together key information on how the government is supporting the workforce, outlines opportunities to advance your skills and provides guidance on planning your career, as well as information about entering the profession. We encourage you to explore the Nurturing Skills website and to make full use of the wide range of supports and resources now available. Access the website here: https://www.nurturingskills.ie/

Pobal are hosting a programme readiness information session. The session will include programme readiness changes for 2025/26, fee table, parent statement, resources and Q&As.  Please note each session will cover the same training content. To register, please see below links.
Programme readiness training 9th June @ 10.30am - Click HERE
Programme readiness training 10th June @2.30pm - Click HERE
 

There are places available at our Always Children First: Child Safeguarding Awareness Training for Organisations: (Foundation Level) at the following dates/ locations:

• ·Springfort Hall Hotel, Mallow on Saturday 14th June from 10am-5pm.                               

For further information and to book a place please contact the office on 022-23880 or email cptraining@corkchildcare.ie 

June 12th from 2.30pm – 3.30pm (online)
Better Start works in a mentoring capacity with Early Learning and Care settings to support the implementation of the National Frameworks Síolta and Aistear.  Register here:  Training & Events Archive - Better Start 

The Nurturing Skills Learner Fund (NSLF) Student Portal opened on 4 June 2025 for students to confirm their eligibility and intention to continue their chosen course. Confirmation is required to be eligible for NSLF funding for the academic year 2025/2026.   Please advise your staff to contact NSLF@pobal.ie if they have any queries.

The programme is designed to support childminder’s understanding of child safeguarding in a childminding context. The training comprises of 2 sessions; participants must attend both sessions to receive their certificate.

• Session 1: Introduction and Context + Child Centred Practice - Promoting the Welfare of Children

• Session 2: Safeguarding Awareness Raising and Responding to Concerns - Protecting children from harm

IMPORTANT - All participants must complete two eLearning programmes prior to attending the Tusla Always Children First: Foundation Training (See links below to access these programmes)

• Tusla’s Children First E-Learning Programme (1.5 hours maximum)

• Tusla’s Children First Mandated Person: Role and Responsibilities eLearning Module (1 hour maximum)

Two separate workshops will take place, the dates are as follows:

• Saturday 12th July from 9:30am – 4:30pm at the Vienna Woods Hotel, Cork

• Monday 14th & Thursday 17th July from 6:30pm – 9:30pm at the Vienna Woods Hotel, Cork

To book your place on this training, please contact cptraining@corkchildcare.ie for a booking form.

If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact Denise Quinlan, Childminding Development Officer on (022) 23880 / dquinlan@corkchildcare.ie

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