Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Childcare

Coming this Saturday at 12pm on Virgin Media

🎥 One week to go until our documentary airs!

Shaping the Future premieres on 29 August and tells the story of Ireland's state-funded Pre-School programme through the experiences of children, families and early years educators.

Discover the impact of early learning and care, hear inspiring real life stories, and meet the dedicated professionals helping young children thrive every day.

📅 29 August 2026
⏰ 12.00pm
📺 Virgin Media Television

Find out more: https://tinyurl.com/bdery5sb

**Attention Providers**

Please see link below to access our weekly news bulletin.
https://mailchi.mp/9dd7975beec6/dlrccc-weekly-updates-updates-17th-to-21st-of-august

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In-Person 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
Are you a childminder or parent?
The Department of Children, Disability and Equality (DCDE) is inviting childminders and parents to share their experiences and perspectives on the implementation of the new childminding regulations.

Feedback gathered through these focus groups will help inform the ongoing review of the regulations and shape future developments in the childminding sector. This is an opportunity to discuss how the regulations are working in practice, the supports available to childminders, any challenges or barriers to registration and compliance, and suggestions for how the system could be improved to better meet the needs of childminders, children and families.

Focus groups are also being held online, to have your say and join a focus group, book your place now: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-children-disability-and-equality/consultations/lets-talk-childminding/ -groups

Libraries Ireland has a list of recommended reads for children aged 0-2 years and 2 - 4years.

https://www.librariesireland.ie/services/right-to-read/recommended-reads-for-children/recommended-reads-2-4-years

Hive Notification - NCS Co-Payment function training

You and your staff are invited to attend online training on the new co-payment functionality at 2.30pm on Thursday 27 August 2026. This functionality went live on 31 July 2026 and is now included as part of the NCS claim process.

The new co-payment functionality is mandatory for completion for all newly created and edited claims, from 31 July 2026. This training is intended to provide you with a detailed overview of the new co-payment functionality. The upcoming training date, time and registration link are included below.

Click here to register for the training on at 2.30pm to 3.30pm on Thursday 27 August 2026 311f664d-568d-406a-b301-ec95b797111d@aeae5436-a997-489f-b0e1-ae283ced47f7" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/311f664d-568d-406a-b301-ec95b797111d@aeae5436-a997-489f-b0e1-ae283ced47f7

Note: The content delivered in this session will be the same as the training delivered on the 23 and 30 July. There is no requirement to attend this training if you had previously attended in July, however you can attend if you wish to do so.

Training on the new co-payment functionality will cover the following:

The updated NCS claim pathway
An overview of the new co-payment functionality
New validations
New co-payment print outs
Helpful tips
Hive demonstrations

Are you a childminder, parent or stakeholder? Please see below dates for online focus groups. Book your space and have your say.

𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
Are you a childminder or parent? Our online childminding focus groups will provide an opportunity for childminders and parents to share their views and experiences.
The Department of Children, Disability and Equality (DCDE) is inviting childminders and parents to share their experiences and perspectives on the implementation of the new childminding regulations. Feedback gathered through these focus groups will help inform the ongoing review of the regulations and shape future developments in the childminding sector. This is an opportunity to discuss how the regulations are working in practice, the supports available to childminders, any challenges or barriers to registration and compliance, and suggestions for how the system could be improved to better meet the needs of childminders, children and families.

To have your say and join a focus group, book your place now, https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-children-disability-and-equality/consultations/lets-talk-childminding/ -groups

**Job Vacancies** New Jobs added!!**

Check out current job vacancies: https://dlrccc.ie/jobs/
Please apply directly to the service, contact details included in job advertisement.

If you have a job would would like to advertise, please submit the below form:
https://forms.office.com/e/f2QVYk3pYf

**Attention Parents** ECCE Places Sept 2026!
We are aware of a small number of ECCE places and some other PT places in the DLR area -Mostly age 2.8months plus!
Please contact us and we can check if we are aware of anything in your area. ( We do not make recommendations, we advise all parents to carry out their own checks on the service they are applying to.) Further information on what to look for can be found here: https://www.gov.ie/.../publi.../finding-a-childcare-service/