Category Archives: News
Updated curriculum for babies, toddlers and young children published
From Department of Education; Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Published on 5 December 2024 Last [...]
Dec
Minister announces opening of €25 million capital funding scheme to deliver thousands of early learning and childcare places
From Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Published on 4 November 2024 Last updated on 5 [...]
Nov
Government’s free pre-school programme ECCE reaches the one million milestone as results of independent review is published
From Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Published on 22 October 2024 Last updated on 22 [...]
Oct
Minister O’Gorman welcomes strong commitment from early learning and childcare services to Core Funding for third year running
From Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Published on 10 October 2024 Last updated on 10 [...]
Oct
Minister O’Gorman welcomes record €837m investment from Budget 2025
rom Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Published on 1 October 2024 Last updated on 1 [...]
Oct
35,000 children experiencing disadvantage to benefit from funding boost for early learning and childcare settings
• 621 early learning and childcare settings have accepted the Equal Start priority designation to [...]
Sep
Minister O’Gorman publishes new regulations for childminding, paving way for childminders to come into National Childcare Scheme
From Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Published on 19 September 2024 Last updated on 19 [...]
Sep
From Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Published on 29 August 2024 Last updated on 29 August 2024 Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration [...]
Aug
Minister O’Gorman publishes 2023 progress report for First 5, the whole of government strategy for babies, young children and their families
From Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Published on 9 July 2024 Last updated on 9 [...]
Jul
Minister O’Gorman announces €25m in capital funding to deliver thousands of additional early learning and childcare places
From Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Published on 3 July 2024 Last updated on 3 [...]
Jul