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Budget 2025 letter from Minister O’Gorman and Budget Overview and FAQs

Budget 2025 letter from Minister O’Gorman and Budget Overview and…

Dear Provider, On Tuesday, I announced a total of €1.37 billion in funding under Budget 2025 for early learning and…

WCCC weekly Bulletin 4th October, 2024

WCCC weekly Bulletin 4th October, 2024

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AIM Plus Payments

AIM Plus Payments

The first AIM Plus payments will be processed week commencing 30 September for applications which are at Approved (Level 7…

Press release – 2024/25 Parent Peer Support Fund now open for applications

Press release – 2024/25 Parent Peer Support Fund now open…

Published on 30 September 2024 The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, has today launched the 2024/25…

WCCC weekly Bulletin 27th September, 2024

WCCC weekly Bulletin 27th September, 2024

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Press release – 35,000 children experiencing disadvantage to benefit from funding boost for early learning and childcare settings

Press release – 35,000 children experiencing disadvantage to benefit from…

• 621 early learning and childcare settings have accepted the Equal Start priority designation to date. • These settings been…

The National Childcare Scheme

The National Childcare Scheme provides subsidies to help parents meet the cost of quality Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare.

Access & Inclusion Model

The Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) is a model of supports designed to ensure that children with disabilities can access the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Programme.

First 5

A whole-of-Government strategy to improve the lives of babies, young children and their families. The First 5 website contains lots of useful resources for both practitioners and parents.