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 …
Applications now open for Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare Capital Programme 2021
Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare Capital Programme 2021 The 2021 Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare Capital Programme application process is open. A total of €8.3 million in funding is available under this grant to support early learning and care services and school-age childcare services …
Applications now open for Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare Capital Programme 2021
Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare Capital Programme 2021 The 2021 Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare Capital Programme application process is now open. A total of €8.3 million in funding is available under this grant to support early learning and care services and school-age childcare …
Reopening Support Payment to Early Years & SAC providers
The Reopening Support Payment (RSP) is a one-off payment to Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare providers to: support them in meeting the reopening guidelines; support children remaining in ‘play pods’ in order to reduce the potential for COVID-19 to spread; and help them meet additional staffing needs …
The Annual Early Years Sector Profile Survey 2019/2020 is open
Early Years Services strongly encouraged to take part Information from the survey will provide a profile of the impact of COVID-19 on individual early years services and the sector as a whole Survey is shorter, acknowledging challenges for the sector. Will capture the most critical information for 2019/2020 Survey …
Cancellation of Temporary Childcare Scheme for Essential Health Workers
14th May 2020 The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr Katherine Zappone has announced, with regret, that the Temporary Childcare Scheme for Essential Health Workers will not proceed on the 18 May as planned. The Minister noted that the challenge of introducing childcare provision at this time is a …