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DoH Updated COVID19 Guidance for Childcare Providers
Find current information issued from the Department of Health around the provision of childcare during the pandemic here.
Last Update: 13/08/2020
Childcare Recovery Support Fund (Early Years Organisation)
The Childcare Recovery Support Fund is now live.
Training Resources for Childcare Providers
A training resource has been published for ALL registered childcare settings and providers
Requests to open childcare settings during COVID19
Support for Full Daycare and School Aged Childcare Settings (Excluding Childminders) who wish to open during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Finding Childcare
Family Support NI is the central government register of REGISTERED and APPROVED Childcare Providers throughout Northern Ireland. Before and since Covid 19, we provide the most up-to-date information available about childcare provision
Current Keyworker list will no longer apply from 29th June
The NI Executive has announced that the current Key Worker list will no longer apply from 29th June meaning ALL parents can access childcare from this date.
Worried about the welfare of a child?
If you are worried about the welfare of a child
or young person not already known to social services,
please contact your gateway team in your local Health and Social Care Trust.
Are YOU worried or in despair?
Please call lifeline. Lifeline is the Northern Ireland crisis response helpline service for people who are experiencing distress or despair.
Child sexual exploitation in N Ireland
If you're concerned about child sexual exploitation or want more information, you can contact a 24-hour
helpline to get confidential advice and support:
Telephone number: 0800 389 1701
Visit NIDirect for more: Child sexual exploitation – protecting children and young people
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All organisations on this website have declared to the Health and Social Care Board (HSCB) that they have clear policy and procedures for safeguarding children.
