17% increase in number of children availing of Government funded…
From: Department of Children, Disability and Equality A record number of children – approximately 190,000 – have benefitted from the National…
Wicklow County Childcare News
Programme Readiness Training
Following on from our previous announcement, please see the Programme Readiness 2025 opening dates below: · ECCE, CCSP and NCS:…
AIM Programme Readiness Training Recap
AIM Programme Readiness 2025 training recap AIM Programme Readiness 2025 training recap AIM Programme Readiness 2025 training recap Thank you…
Programme Readiness for ECCE, NCS, CCSP Saver Programme, Core Funding…
Programme Readiness for the 2025/2026 programme year for ECCE, NCS, the CCSP Saver programme and Core Funding will be available…
Minister Foley publishes results from Ipsos B&A poll showing improvement…
•49% of parents of pre-school age children and 53% of parents of school-going children in non-parental care report that they…
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.
