This Weeks News & Information Bulletin
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Deadlines / Important Dates
Friday 15th September (Today)
AIM Level 1 payments will be included in the ECCE payment.
Friday 29th September (5pm)
Deadline for Learner Fund applications
Friday 27th October 2023 (5pm)
Deadline to apply for new LINC graduate capitation backdated to the start of the programme year
Tuesday 14th November 2023
Updating Aistear Phase 2 Consultation ends
Saturday 30th September 2023
Gaeloideachas - conference for Naíonra educators in UCC
Childminding Business Information Session
Cork City & Cork County Childcare Committees are hosting a series of online Childminding Business Information Sessions for existing or potential childminders. We will be delivering the sessions at 10am in the morning and at 7pm in the evening over four weeks commencing in September.
Storytime for Childminders in County Cork
Clonakilty Library - Friday 22nd September & Friday 24th November at 10am
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Carrigaline Library -Tuesday 26th September & Tuesday 24th October at 10.45am
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Pobal is turning 30!
Pobal celebrates 30 years of enhancing social inclusion. To mark this they are hosting a series of events around the country.
The second of these takes place is Cork on 29 September in the Clayton Hotel in Cork City from 9am.
See www.Pobal.ie/anniversary for more details.
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Core Funding Quality Action Plan
Core Funding requires all early learning and care (ELC), school-age childcare (SAC) and childminding services that benefit from Core Funding to complete a quality planning template to compile their Core Funding Quality Action Plan. Today you will be receiving an email with the details of the QAP, and associated links required to submit same.
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The Learner Fund Graduate Bursary 2023 and the Learner Fund Childminder Bursary 2023
The Learner Fund Graduate Bursary 2023 is now open for applications commencing Monday 14th August 2023.
Contact us for the application forms on info@corkchildcare.ie or 📞 (022) 23880
The closing date for receipt of applications is 5pm Friday 29th September 2023.
Learner Fund Graduate Bursary – 2023
Applicant Guide click Here
Learner Fund Graduate Bursary – 2023
Application Form click Here
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NCS Compliance Webinars
Pobal are hosting a training session on the NCS Compliance Process 2023/2024.
This training has been scheduled for the following dates.
• 18/09/2023 @ 2:30pm
• 18/09/2023 @ 6:30pm
• 19/09/2023 @ 10:00am
Please find the Webinar Registration links Here to register for the training. Please note each webinar will cover the same content.
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Fee Table 2023/2024 - Checks
Cork County Childcare Committee are currently checking Fee Tables 2023/2024. We are approving Fee Tables as quickly as possible. Once your Fee Table is approved you will receive an email confirmation of approval to keep on file for Pobal compliance purposes. If changes are required, the Fee Table can be edited.
Please note when changes are submitted to the Fee Table the changes do not carry over to the Parent Statement therefore if changes are requested you will need to redo your Parent Statement and if they have already been sent to parents, they will need to be resent and resigned.
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NCS Compliance Inspections – 2023/24 Programme call
As the new NCS programme call 2023/2024 has commenced, NCS on-site inspections will continue. The compliance process will involve a series of standardised checks aimed at confirming adherence with programme rules, contract conditions and relevant legislation as set out by DCEDIY.
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Gaeloideachas - Conference for Naíonra educators
Gaeloideachas are hosting a free conference for Naíonra educators in UCC on the 30th September 23. (poster attached and details below)
Tá ríméad orainn a fhógairt go mbeidh Comhdháil na Luathbhlianta Gaeloideachas 2023 ar siúl i gColáiste na hOllscoile, Corcaigh, ar an 30 Meán Fómhair 2023.
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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.