Minister O’Gorman launches call for proposals from early learning and childcare support organisations for 2025 funding programme
The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, today (5 April 2024) launched a call for proposals under the Programme for Support Organisations to Early Learning and Care, School Age Childcare and Childminding Sector 2025. The purpose of the Programme is to enable organisations that support the …
New Early Learning and Childcare Data website launched by Minister O’Gorman
Roderic O’Gorman, Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth launched the Early Learning and Childcare Data website. This new website will include a series of interactive dashboards that will be released by Pobal on behalf of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) over the coming …
The 2022/2023 Annual Early Years Sector Profile Survey has opened
The 2022/2023 Annual Early Years Sector Profile Survey has now opened. This comprehensive survey of all Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) settings in the country is the primary data source on this sector. It is developed and published by Pobal on behalf of the Department of …
The 2022/2023 Annual Early Years Sector Profile Survey has opened
The 2022/2023 Annual Early Years Sector Profile Survey has now opened. This comprehensive survey of all Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) settings in the country is the primary data source on this sector. It is developed and published by Pobal on behalf of the Department of …
€9 million in capital funding for ‘greener, warmer’ early learning and childcare services announced by Minister O’Gorman
Green energy and retrofit upgrade grants of €35,000 to €75,000 have been announced under the Building Blocks – Improvement Grant Building Blocks – Improvement Grant is part of a wider Building Blocks Capital Programme for early learning and childcare services under the National Development Plan The Minister for Children, Equality, …
Minister O’Gorman announces €10m Capital Grant for the Early Learning and Childcare Sector
Roderic O’ Gorman, T.D., Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, announced on 1 September 2022 a €10m Capital Grant for the Early Learning and Childcare Sector. This grant will help childcare services upgrade, renovate or refurbish Early Learning and Childcare settings to improve the quality of learning …
Annual Early Years Sector Profile Report 2020/2021
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, has launched the Annual Early Years Sector Profile Report for 2020/21. The report is produced annually by Pobal on behalf of the DCEDIY and is the nineteenth in the series to date. The comprehensive report provides a detailed overview of …
2021/2022 Annual Early Years Sector Profile Survey is open
The 2021/2022 Annual Early Years Sector Profile Survey has opened (April 4 2022). This comprehensive survey of all Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) settings in the country is the primary data source on this sector. It is developed and published by Pobal on behalf of the …
Annual Early Years Sector Profile Report 2019/2020 published
The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Roderic O’Gorman T.D. has published the Annual Early Years Sector Profile Report 2019/2020. This annual report – the eighteenth in the series – provides a detailed overview of the Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) sector in Ireland, …
Annual Early Years Service Profile 2020/2021 is Open
The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) and Pobal have launched the Annual Early Years Service Profile 2020/2021 on Early Years Hive. The survey is now in its 19th year and continues to be a key resource, giving a detailed snapshot of the sector and providing successive …