DCEDIY Press Release 19th January Record numbers of families now benefitting from subsidised early learning and childcare •Over 105,000 children now benefitting from supports under the National Childcare Scheme •The

Now that the subsidy uplift has taken place, providers will be aware of the need to update their Parental Agreements. These need to be completed by 2 March. Please note

This is a reminder the Review and Confirm window is open until Wednesday 18th January inclusive. It is important to complete the Review and Confirm process within the required timeframe,

Please see below weekly news & updates for week ending 13th January, 2023 Download here

Review & Confirm: Under the Core Funding Programme, service providers are required to Review and Confirm their Core Funding Application information throughout the programme year.The first Review and Confirm window

Please see below weekly news & updates for week ending 6th January, 2023 Download here

January’s ECCE payment dates may be incorrectly listed on the Programme Funding page of the Early Years Hive, and we are currently working on correcting this.We can confirm that ECCE

From 2 January 2023 the new minimum hourly subsidy under the National Childcare Scheme for all children under 15 will be €1.40 – an increase of €0.90 per hour from

The next Core Funding payment is to be processed this week, covering the 4-week period 5th January 2023 – 1st February 2023 and will be based on your original Core

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Minimum NCS subsidy increase As previously communicated, from 2 January 2023, the minimum rate for NCS subsidies will increase from €0.50 to €1.40. The increase, which was introduced by Minister