Home -> Parent Info -> Childcare in the News New scheme means free pre-school places for 70,000 The Minister for Children Barry Andrews has promised that the free pre-school places at recognised centres will benefit around 70,000 children. The new scheme could encourage parents to send kids to primary school at an even younger age. Larry Fleming, spokesman for the Irish Primary Principals Network, says parents will be able to avail of the free pre-school places when their children are three years and three months old. "Many will choose to send children to school once the year is over.'' The scheme is intended to benefit children in the year before they start primary school. The age for eligibility for the scheme has been set at between three years, three months and four years, six months in September of each year. Get Listed on MyChildcare.ie today.... Sign Up Here
Childcare in the News - 10th November 2009
The big development in early childhood education in Ireland from January will be the provision of a year's free pre-school education to children.