Minister O’Gorman launches Parent and Toddler Group Grants Initiative 2024 – DCEDIY Press Release Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, today launched the Parent and Toddler Group Grants Initiative 2024 as part of the Government’s First 5 Strategy. The Minister has secured funding of €250,000, which […]

Minister Roderic O’Gorman has today announced an €18 million Capital Grant Scheme for the Early Learning and Childcare Sector. The Building Blocks Capacity Expansion Grant Scheme is part of the wider Building Blocks Capacity Grant Scheme for Early Learning and Childcare under the revised National Development Plan 2021-2030 (NDP). The […]

Minister O’Gorman has today launched the public consultation on new childminding regulations. The full press release can be accessed here. Visit https://bit.ly/3OBRLJP  to have your voice heard.

Minister Roderic O’Gorman, has today published the 2023 edition of the State of the Nation’s Children (SONC) report. This online report provides a comprehensive picture of our children’s lives by presenting key information on children’s health, behavioural and educational outcomes as well as their relationships with their parents and their […]

The DCEDIY have published  the findings from an independent evaluation of the Access and Inclusion Model (AIM). The press release can be accessed here

New Early Learning and Childcare Data website launched by Roderick O Gorman TD with first two in a series of interactive dashboards released today. Read the full press release here – https://bit.ly/41oP6rV

Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, has today announced the introduction of a new Nurturing Skills Learner Fund on a pilot basis, co-funded by the European Union through the EIST programme 2021 to 2027. The new Nurturing Skills Learner Fund will support early years educators to […]

Minister Roderic O’Gorman has announced a €45m Capital Grant for the Early Learning and Childcare Sector. The Building Blocks – Capacity Grant is part of a wider Building Blocks Capital Programme for Early Learning and Childcare under the revised National Development Plan 2021-2030 (NDP). Read the full press release here: […]

Hub na nÓg have launched a new website! Specially tailored for children & young people, policy makers, professionals & practitioners, and academics & researchers, visit http://hubnanog.ie to learn more about child & youth participation in decision-making!

This week all Partner Services received a letter from DCEDIY  informing them that following consultation with the sector the Core Funding financial reporting requirements are being reviewed and simplified. Services will be updated and provided with tools, resources and training material as soon as this has been finalised by DCEDIY. […]