Dear Service Provider
We are writing to advise you that unannounced onsite compliance visits will be commencing for Partner Services in Core Funding 2024/2025 in June 2025.
The compliance checks are aimed at confirming adherence with Core Funding programme rules and Funding Agreement conditions as set out by the Department of Children, Disability and Equality (DCDE).
These visits will focus on the area of the Graduate Lead Educator Premium linked to the most recent Core Funding Application information. The checks are being introduced to confirm that Partner Services most recent Core Funding Application is up to date.
To ensure the compliance checks can be conducted at unannounced inspections, please ensure that the following details are on file and accessible to present to the Visit Officer for review:
- Staff attendance records for each room, where there is an assigned Graduate Lead Educator and a Graduate Premium being received, must be maintained from the start of the 2024/2025 programme call. It should also be noted that Partner Services are required to hold staff records which clearly shows the dates worked, attendance start and end times and hours worked of each staff member.
We want to take this opportunity to thank services in advance for your continued co-operation with compliance checks.
Regards,
Pobal & DCDE Compliance Teams