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The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs is delighted to announce that there will be an Early Years and a School Age Childcare Capital Programme in 2018.  The purpose of this announcement is to alert childcare services about the upcoming programme and give time to...

Unannounced compliance visits will commence in November 2017 and continue to the end of August 2018. Note: Services operating ECCE only sessions will not be visited outside of the ECCE programme cycle.  As previously, the compliance process will involve a series of...

Urgent need for Radical Childcare Approach highlighted in EU findings “Accessible affordable quality childcare a goal worth fighting for” Statement by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr Katherine Zappone The need to continue the radical new approach to...

Please find attached Link to the Early Years News Letter below Early Years Newsletter

Benbulben Creche in Summerhill, Sligo are now hiring. For more information please see advert below .  

Please find attached the latest edition of the National Siolta Aistear Initiative newsletter in  Irish & English versions dated October 2017.  NSAI Nuachtlitir NSAI Newsletter

Programme support payment December 2017 Please note that the Programme support payment (non-contact time payment) December 2017 will be open for applications on Monday 6thNovember. This payment is available to all services who have signed up to deliver the More...

​ Launch of the Early Years Sector Profile Report 2016 /2017   Minister Katherine Zappone today launched the Early Years Sector Profile Report 2016/2017. Link to Full Report here, which is developed and published by Pobal for the Department of Children and Youth...

The DCYA wished to bring the following matters to your attention 1.    An updated version of the DCYA Funding Programme Ruleshas been posted on the DCYA website and on the PIP Portal. 2.    Please see a letter to service providers regarding record keeping which has...