• Providing telephone and email support to all ELC and SAC providers in relation to general queries they have regarding the day to day management and operation of their service
• Supporting the delivery and implementation of the national childcare funding programmes-

•  National Childcare Scheme
•  Early Childhood Care and Education Programme

• Providing telephone and email support to parents accessing DCEDIY funded childcare programmes
• Supporting Early Years services to comply with terms and conditions of the DCEDIY funded childcare programmes-

•  Offering 1-to-1 supports to non-compliant services
•  Delivering Compliance Information Workshops
•  Reviewing and approving service’s fees lists and calendars

• We offer support to ELC and SAC services that are experiencing sustainability challenges through 1-to-1 mentoring and carrying out operational reviews
• Provide support, advice, and information to existing and potential ELC and SAC services in relation to other funding schemes that become available including the Learner Fund Bursary, Capital Funding and other grant funding schemes and initiatives
• Facilitating training in key areas of business development including governance, roles and responsibilities of board members, leadership and management, HR and I.T.