Visit the new Supporting Parents website delivered under First5 gov.ie/supportingparents The First5 Big Steps are major changes, planned under the Strategy, to give children the best start in life.  ‘First

Minister O’Gorman marks World Children’s Day with new ‘First 5’ implementation plan The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, will today, on World Children’s Day, unveil

An updated Version 2 of the ECCE Programme Rules and the CCSP Saver Programme Rules for the 2023/2024 programme year have now been published. The Irish translation will be available in due course. Please

Review and Confirm   This is a reminder that the November Review and Confirm window for the 2023/2024 programme call is now open until the 17 November. This process enables Core

Core Funding – Review and Confirm Reminder Review and Confirm   This is a reminder that the November Review and Confirm window for the 2023/2024 programme call is now open until

Review and Confirm This is a reminder that the November Review and Confirm window for the 2023/2024 programme call will open to all Partner Services on Wednesday, 1 November, until

As schools are closed for the mid-term on Monday 30 October, with the option to extend to a five-day break, it may be necessary to make the following changes on

The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, has announced a second Open Call for submissions for inclusion on the What Works Ireland Evidence Hub which provides

This report presents the findings of a survey of Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare settings that operate either wholly or partly through Irish, both inside and outside Gaeltacht