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You may find COVID-19 illustrated explanation for children helpful in discussing the virus with your children

Please read taoiseach-covid19-statement with regard to the closure of childcare services.

Download “Code of Professional Responsibilities and Code of Ethics for Early Years Educators”, a publication from the Professionalisation Sub-Group of the Early Years Forum here.

The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr. Katherine Zappone today launched the Early Years Sector Profile Report 2018/2019.

This annual report – the seventeenth in the series – provides a detailed overview of the early learning and care and school age childcare sector in Ireland, including the numbers of children enrolled in early learning and […]

The Draft Childminding Action Plan sets out proposals for improving access to high quality and affordable early learning and care and school-age childcare through childminding. Public consultation in the form of focus groups of childminders will take place over the coming weeks.

Limerick Childcare Committee invites childminders to a consultation meeting in the Southcourt Hotel, Raheen […]

Press release from Department of Children and Youth Affairs following Budget 2020

https://www.gov.ie/en/news/44fc52-minister-zappone-announces-a-94-million-budget-package/

The National Childcare Scheme (NCS) will open for applications on 20th November 2019. To find out more about NCS, please visit https://ncs.gov.ie/home

The September bulletin from the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs can be downloaded here  DCYA Early Years Bulletin September 2019

On the 11th March, 2019, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr Katherine Zappone, announced the launch of the National Childcare Scheme along with its new website https://ncs.gov.ie/ See full Press Release here.

Details of the 2019 Capital Grants for Early Years and School Age Childcare Services are available here.