Kildare County Childcare Committee

19/12/2025

19/12/2025

🐝NCS Maintenance – End of Year 2025

As it is coming up to the Christmas holidays and the end of 2025, it may be necessary to make important changes for the National Childcare Scheme (NCS) on your Early Years Hive.

As such, the following points are covered in this announcement:

🐝NCS service calendars (adding closures)

🐝NCS weekly returns

🐝NCS bridging payments

🐝Grace periods

For guidance on adding closures to your NCS service calendar, please see the ‘How to add a Closure’ heading of the NCS Service Calendar Guide: https://earlyyearshive.ncs.gov.ie/how-to-guides/how-to-guides-ncs/service-calendar/

18/12/2025

“Shaping the Future: Early Years Action Plan” sets out the Government’s approach to building an affordable, high-quality, and accessible early learning and care and school-age childcare system.

Learn more at https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-children-disability-and-equality/publications/shaping-the-future/

18/12/2025

All Early Years services are legally required to renew registration every three years. This is a requirement under the Child Care Act 1991 and relevant regulations. You can register your Early Years Service on the Tusla portal here: https://portal.tusla.ie

Tá dualgas ar gach seirbhís Luathbhlianta de réir dlí athnuachan a dhéanamh ar chlárú gach trí bliana. Is riachtanas é seo de réir an Achta um Chúram Leanaí 1991 agus rialacháin chuí. Is féidir leat do Sheirbhísí Luathbhlianta a chlárú ar an tairseach Tusla anseo: https://portal.tusla.ie

18/12/2025

Minister for Children, Disability and Equality Norma Foley - TD has today published two action plans for the early learning and care and school-age childcare sector.

Read our press release: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-children-disability-and-equality/press-releases/minister-foley-publishes-two-new-action-plans-for-the-early-learning-and-care-and-school-age-childcare-sector/

16/12/2025

Mother Tongues offers a range of supports for early years professionals working with multilingual children. Please scan the QR code to access the tool kits 🗝️

16/12/2025

🎶 Bring Gaeilge to life in your classroom!

Looking for fun, engaging ways to help your learners connect with Irish? Try using music! This Irish-language version of Jingle Bells is a brilliant way to spark joy and confidence in speaking and singing Gaeilge together.
➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO5DR-Tq9ps

Come and sing along to Bualadh Bos/ Jingle Bells in Irish with Fia, Ameer, and all their awesome friends to put you in a festive mood! ​...

15/12/2025

🔎 Resource Spotlight: Time for Childhood: Slow Pedagogy 🌿

During a season known for hecticness, we’re shining a light on our Slow Pedagogy pamphlet, a Froebelian practice that nurtures a child’s time for play, learning and relationships.

📖 You can find our free downloadable pamphlet on Slow Pedagogy on our website.

🔗 Link in comments below.

It features real life examples and practical advice that encourages Froebelian principles and practices through a slow lens.