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Updated Guide to the Free Preschool Place
The Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (OMCYA) has now issued an Updated Guide to the Free Preschool Place. The information in this document sets out the most up to date details regarding the free Pre-School Year in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) scheme which will be introduced from January 2010 and which will be implemented by the Office of the Minister for Children (OMCYA). Read More...
16th May 2009
Guide to the Free Preschool Place
The Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs has now issued a Guide to the Free Preschool Place, please click here to view. Read More...
28th April 2009New Free Pre-School Year Initiative (ECCE) Helpline Opened
A helpline is in place from Monday, 20th April to answer queries from parents and childcare providers in relation to the operation of the new Scheme. Read More...
21st April 2009New ECCE Scheme - Frequently Asked Questions
The following is supplied by The Office Of The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. Includes Questions From Childcare Providers and Questions From Parents. Read more...
21st April 2009 Childcare supplement to be halved from the end of next month and abolished by end of year
Legislation to enact the social welfare changes contained in the Budget, including the controversial scrapping of the early childcare supplement, was published today by Minister for Social and Family Affairs Mary Hanafin. Read More...
17th April 2009Supplementary Budget 2009 - Overview of How Childcare Was Affected
The Early Childcare Supplement is to be halved to €500 from May 1st and scrapped by the end of the year. However, a free pre-school year is to be introduced for parents of children in daycare. Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan said that child benefit will be means tested from next year and that he will consider bringing it into the tax net as part of his next budget. Read More...
7th April 2009Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Barry Andrews welcomes free pre-school year in early childhood care and education (ECCE)
The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Barry Andrews, T.D. welcomed today's Budget announcement by the Minister for Finance of the introduction next January of a free pre-school year for children. The scheme is expected to benefit some 70,000 children, aged between 3 years 3 months and 4 years 6 months every year. Read More...
7th April 2009