The childcare Covid-19 update below has been published on the Family Support NI website at www.familysupportni.gov.uk/NewsStory/117/update-childcare-covid-19--16th-october-2020 Schools close for two weeks All childcare remains open (with the exception of school based provision) As part of the response to the current situation in relation to the increased rate of coronavirus [...]
As I reflect on my own play memories it fills me with a sense of happiness and joy that inevitably brings a smile to my face. I was one of the lucky ones, with my childhood being full of freedom to explore the outdoors with a rich natural environment [...]
Saturday 10 October is World Mental Health Day. This year's theme is 'mental health for all'. “Being mentally healthy doesn’t just mean that you don’t have a mental health problem. If you’re in good mental health, you can: make the most of your potential cope with life play a [...]
Date: 16 October 2020 Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm Platform: Zoom Back in March when society was placed into lockdown, no one could have imagined the situation lasting as long as it did. Few childcare businesses were prepared for the scenario which faced them at that time. Several months on and having had [...]
Pictured (l-r) are David Babington, Chief Executive, Action Mental Health; Junior Minister Declan Kearney, NI Executive; Interim Mental Health Champion for Northern Ireland Professor Siobhan O’Neill; Gina McIntyre, Chief Executive, SEUPB; Carol Scullion, Project Manager, OUR Generation, Action Mental Health; and Rosaline Keenan, Senior Manager Service Reform (Progressing Mental [...]
Date: 14 October 2020 Time: 10:30am – 11:30am Platform: Zoom Employers For Childcare's Family Benefits Advice Service in partnership with PlayBoard NI is delivering an online information session for childcare providers, to present an overview of the financial support available to parents who are paying for registered childcare. [...]
OUR Generation Launches The OUR Generation project is a Peace IV funded project that provides a unique opportunity for communities, north and south of the Border, to work together to halt the intergenerational impact of trauma and to build emotional resilience and peace [...]
Date: 7 October 2020 Time: 10:30am - 11:30am Platform: Zoom Having come through several long months of closure, school age childcare providers are now facing a new set of challenges as they work hard to re-establish their businesses in the community. Many are finding that lower numbers of children [...]
Since mid-March, PlayBoard NI has been engaging with government departments and key stakeholders to support the School Age Childcare sector through unprecedented times. Early Years are currently managing the Childcare Recovery Support Fund, which will close on August 31. Uptake from School Age Childcare has been positive, however there [...]
* Postponed * Our webinar planned for 25 August has been postponed, with a new date to be confirmed. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Date: Tuesday 25 August Time: 10:30am – 11:30am Platform: Zoom PlayBoard NI has been working tirelessly behind the scenes to [...]
