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Tusla Registration Changes

Dear Service Provider,

An important change to your Tusla registration number requirements on the Early Years Hive will be made as part of programme readiness.

Service providers will now be required to provide their Tusla registration number(s) on the Early Years Hive for each care type offered. i.e., if you offer Early Learning and Care (ELC), you must provide a valid ELC registration number. If you offer School Aged Childcare (SAC), you must provide a valid SAC registration number and if you provide both ELC and SAC, you must provide valid Tusla registration numbers for both of these care types.

The purpose of this change is to ensure that a provider has provided their correct Tusla registration numbers(s) for the care type(s) they are providing.

Previously a service provider was only required to provide one valid Tusla registration number (either ELC or SAC) on the Early Years Hive in order to activate funding agreements and register children on any programme.

In order to activate an ECCE Funding Agreement for 2023/24, service providers must first ensure that they have provided a valid ELC Tusla registration on the Early Years Hive.

Once an appropriate and a valid Tusla registration has been submitted on Early years Hive, Service Providers will be able to proceed to register children on a programme. It will not be possible to submit a child registration unless the correct Tusla information has been submitted.

For example, in order for a service to contract to deliver the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Scheme, the service must:

1. be registered with Tusla to provide Early Learning and Care (ELC)

2. declare they are an ELC registered service on the HIVE

3. submit their registered Tusla ELC number

4. upload their ELC certificate on the HIVE

Once all of the above steps are completed in full, child registrations can be submitted.

Registered Childminders

Tusla registered childminders are only required to submit one valid Tusla registration number to register children on the Early Years Hive. They can submit either an ELC or an SAC Tusla registration number on the Early Years Hive in order to register children of any age.

Kind regards,

The Early Years Team

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Dear Service Provider, 

The application process for AIM Level 4 and Level 7 for the 2023/24 pre-school year opened on Hive on 5th May. Two steps must be taken prior to submitting an AIM Level 4 and Level 7 application.

Where a service provider has not previously submitted an AIM Service Profile or Sessions

An AIM Service Profile and Sessions must be created prior to submitting an AIM Level 4 and Level 7 application. A “How To” guide on creating the AIM Service Profile can be found here and a guide on how to create a new session can be found here.

Where a service provider has previously submitted their AIM Service Profile and Sessions for the ECCE 2022/23 Programme

The existing AIM Service Profile details must be confirmed for the new programme call and new sessions for the ECCE 2023/24 Programme must be created prior to submitting an AIM Level 4 and Level 7 application.

A “How To” guide on confirming the AIM Service Profile can be found here. Once this has been confirmed, new sessions must be created for the ECCE 2023/24 Programme. A “How To” guide on how to create a new session can be found Here.

Please note that the AIM Service Profile and Sessions do not need to be approved by Pobal. Once the above steps have been completed, an AIM Level 4 and AIM Level 7 application can be submitted.

Help and support

Should you have any queries in relation to the AIM programme, please contact the Early Years Provider Centre by raising a Request on the Early Years Hive using the following categories:

Programme: (select the AIM level)

Request type: Application

Request type detail: How To

Regards,

The AIM Team

Dear Service Provider,  

The first stage of Programme Readiness for the 2023/2024 programme year for ECCE, NCS and the CCSP Saver programme will be available for services on the Early Years Hive at the end of May.

As part of Programme Readiness 1 for the 2023/2024 programme year, the Primary Authorised User (PAU) for each service must confirm service details and submit a 2023/2024 service calendar, before activating the Funding Agreement for each relevant programme.

Service Fees Lists for the 2023/2024 Programme Year
You will be able to activate a programme’s Funding Agreement without having to first submit a fees list for the 2023/2024 programme year. Fees lists for ECCE, NCS and the CCSP Saver Programme will be available for services to submit at a later stage. It is important to note that it will still be a requirement to upload a Fees List.

Information on submitting 2023/2024 fees on the Early Years Hive will be communicated at a later date. All important Programme Readiness dates will also be added to the calendar page for your benefit.

Regards,

The Early Years Team