Category Archives: News

Ministers Foley and O’Gorman announce consultation on new
Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Literacy Strategy

Minister for Education Norma Foley and Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic [...]

Minister O’Gorman announces new scheme to pilot the provision of hot meals to children in early learning and childcare settings

From Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth  Published on 22 November 2022 Last updated on 18 [...]

Record numbers of families and early learning and childcare providers engaging with the National Childcare Scheme

From Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth  Published on 10 November 2022 Last updated on 10 [...]

Minister O’Gorman secures €1bn investment in early learning and childcare

From Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth  Published on 28 September 2022 Last updated on 28 [...]

Minister O’Gorman launches ‘Together for Better’ new funding model for Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare as Core Funding contracts begin for 4,000 services

Together for Better is the new funding model for Early Learning and Care (ELC) and [...]

Historic’ new pay agreement to provide pay increases and wage structure for early learning and childcare workers – Ministers English & O’Gorman

From Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth  Published on 7 September 2022 Last updated on 7 [...]

Minister O’Gorman encourages families to access the National Childcare Scheme as survey shows more than half are unaware of State supports

From Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth  Published on 4 September 2022 Last updated on 2 [...]

Minister O’Gorman announces €10m Capital Grant for the Early Learning and Childcare Sector

From Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth  Published on 1 September 2022 Last updated on 1 [...]

Minister O’Gorman welcomes first ‘Partner Services’ as record number of early learning and childcare services signal intention to expand.

From Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth  Published on 17 August 2022 Last updated on 17 [...]

Minister O’Gorman announces approved National Play Day 2022 funding

Funding to be distributed to Local Authorities in advance of National Play Day All 31 [...]