Offaly County Childcare Committee - Compliance Process

Compliance Process for DCEDIY Childcare Funding Programmes

2021-2022 Compliance Announcement

On the direction of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) formerly DCYA, the Pobal Compliance team are commencing compliance activity on programme funding currently administered to Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School Age Childcare (SAC) services.

Compliance checks will be undertaken in respect of some or all of the following Programmes i.e.

Community Childcare Subvention Plus Savers
Free Pre-school Year in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Programme
National Childcare Scheme

For the 2021/2022 cycle, the ECCE programme is administered on the Hive on the Early Years Platform (EYP). The CCSP Saver programme is administered through the Programme Implementation Platform (PIP). To assist in meeting compliance requirements, it is important that participating services on any of the above programmes familiarise themselves with the following:

PIP PORTAL	EARLY YEARS HIVE PORTAL
Relevant programme funding agreements: Relevant rules documents CCSP Plus “How to Guides” CCSP Plus Checklist CCSP Plus Information contained in PIP announcments and resources	Relevant programme funding agreements NCS ECCE Relevant rules document NCS ECCE “How to Guides” NCS ECCE Checklists NCS ECCE Information contained in Hive announcments and resources

Events

ALWAYS CHILDREN FIRST CHILD SAFEGUARDING AWARENESS TRAINING

Children first 1st April change of venue

Always Children First is National Guidance that promotes the protection of children from abuse and neglect. It states what organisations need to do to keep children safe, and what different bodies and the general public should do if they are concerned about a child’s safety and welfare.

This one-day accredited training course looks at what constitutes child abuse, roles and responsibilities in reporting child protection and welfare concerns, child protection policy and safe work practices.

Participants must complete the E Learning Children First Programme prior to attending this training.

Click on the link here to access the E-Learning Children First Programme: https://www.tusla.ie/children-first/children-first-e-learning-programme/

THIS TRAINING IS FOR CHILDCARE PROVIDERS IN OFFALY ONLY

**Maximum of 2 places per service**

Date and Time:Saturay 1st April 2023, 9.30am - 4.30pm

Cost: €10

Venue: Tullamore Community Family Resource Centre, Tullamore

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Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Training

Offaly County Childcare Committee is delivering a training programme which will support educators engage with “Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Charter and Guidelines for Early Childhood Care and Education”. This awareness raising programme will empower early years educators to explore, develop and promote inclusive practices for the benefit of all children and families availing of their service. It will give participants a greater confidence in developing and implementing an Inclusion Policy for their service.

The training has been developed and funded by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.

On completion of the programme, participants will receive a certificate of attendance.

Dates and Times of Training Sessions:

Thursday 20th April 2:00pm to 8:00pm
Thursday 27th April, 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Thursday4th May: 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Thursday 11th May, 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Full attendance at all sessions is required.

Booking Criteria:

Booking is on a first come, first served basis
Places are limited to 12 participants
This training is available for services in county Offaly only, if your service is not in the county and you register your booking may be cancelled
DCEDIY Number and name of service must be given at time of registration

Cost: €10 for all 4 sessions

Venue: Charleville Community Centre, Tullamore

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Communities of Practice Meeting

This communities of practice meeting is open to educators working in Early Years Services and School Age Services in Co. Offaly

The aim of this meeting is to provide opportunities for educators to

Network with other Early Years and School Age Educators in Offaly
Share skills, ideas, good practice and experiences
Discuss concerns and explore solutions
Ask questions and stay informed of changes or updates within the sector

If you would like to host a Communities of Practice Meeting in your Early Years or School Age Service please contact Sylvia, E: sylvia@offalychildcare.com , M: 085 178 3399

Date and Time:

24th April, 7pm -8.30pm

Cost: FREE

Venue: Little Haven Education Centre, Syngefield Industrial Business park, Birr

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AIM Information Session for Parents

This information session is for parents of children already in ECCE or will be starting ECCE in September 2023.

The Better Start Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) is a child–centred model of support which is designed to ensure that children with disabilities can access and participate in the Early Childhood Care and Education programme (ECCE).

AIM Specialists will deliver an information session for Parents on the levels of support available to ensure that all children can participate and access the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Programme. AIM specialists will be happy to answer any questions that parents may have on the night relating to AIM.

Date and Time:

9th May, 7pm -8.00pm

Cost: FREE

Venue: On-Line

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AIM Information Session for Providers

The Better Start Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) is a child–centred model of support which is designed to ensure that children with disabilities can access and participate in the Early Childhood Care and Education programme (ECCE). AIM Specialists will deliver an information session for Early Year Practitioners on:

Information on AIM
Making an Application
The Role of the Inclusion Co-Ordinator
The Role of the AIM Specialists

Booking Criteria:

This information session is for services based in County Offaly. If you make a booking which does not match the criteria please be aware your booking may be cancelled.

Date and Time:

16th May, 7pm -8pm

Cost: FREE

Venue: On-LIne

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