Starting from 1 February 2025, the following changes will take effect: 

• Early Childhood Ireland (ECI) will manage Garda Vetting services for all early learning and care, and school-age childcare employees.

• Tusla will manage Garda Vetting services for registered providers including Chairpersons of Boards of Management. 

• As part of these changes, Barnardos will no longer provide vetting services.

If your current provider is Barnardos and you have employees, you will be required to apply for a new Garda Vetting Affiliate Number for Early Childhood Ireland. Obtaining a new affiliate number can take several weeks and you will have no access to Garda vetting services during this period.

Please contact the Garda National Vetting Bureau (GNBV) at gnvb.registration@garda.ie to progress your Affiliate Number application to ensure you have your new number to process submissions through Early Childhood Ireland.