Compliance
Early Years services are open to inspections by Tusla, Pobal and Department of Education. Information and links to guides and frameworks to support these inspections can be found below:
The Early Years Inspectorate is the statutory regulator of early years services in Ireland. Regulation includes registration, inspection and, where necessary, enforcement. Early years services include; pre-school services, school-age services and childminding services.
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The Early Years Inspectorate is the statutory regulator of early years services in Ireland. Regulation includes registration, inspection and, where necessary, enforcement. Early years services include; pre-school services, school-age services and childminding services.
The Compliance team is responsible for conducting inspections at childcare service providers that are participating in a range of DCDE funded Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School Age Childcare (SAC) programmes. The purpose of the inspections is to confirm adherence to key programme rules and funding agreement conditions pertaining to the relevant programmes, including legislative requirements under the National Childcare Scheme (NCS).
The Inspectorate of the Department of Education (DE) works to improve the quality of
learning for children and young people in Irish schools, centres for education and early
learning and care (ELC) settings providing State funded early learning and care for children
aged from birth until they enrol in primary school and other education settings. The
inspections are designed to evaluate key aspects of education provision and to promote
improvement in the education setting under review. The DE Inspectorate is also responsible
for the provision of advice to the education system, to the Minister and to policy makers.