Childcare News

The changes will come in from September Families could be set to benefit from up to €7,500 a year from this September due to changes in childcare support. It was announced in the Dail today by the Minister for Children,

What do the new childcare subsidies mean for Irish families, what are the rates and how do parents claim them? New grant equates to €960 per year – and with the average cost of childcare sitting between €800-€900 per month,

The Department of Children and Youth Affairs would like to extend an invitation to childcare providers to attend an information session to discuss the measures introduced for September 2017 to make childcare more affordable for parents. The information sessions will

An extra €3.5m will be made available to childcare providers in the form of a ‘non-contact time payment’ announced today by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr. Katherine Zappone. This is in addition to €14.5 million in non–contact

THE SIPTU Big Start campaign is hosting a public meeting to discuss the crisis within childcare in Breaffy House Hotel, Castlebar, tomorrow (Thursday, June 8) at 8 p.m. All those involved with the early years education sector, including parents, providers,

CREDIT WHERE CREDIT is due and the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Katherine Zappone, is the architect of a timely and ambitious blueprint in Affordable Childcare, the foundations for which must be laid over the next three months, in

Private childcare providers raise concerns over roll out of new funding scheme LAOIS TD AND MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHARLIE FLANAGAN WELCOMES EXTRA FUNDING Laois TD Charlie Flanagan is pleased that extra funding for childcare is now available in Laois

Planning childcare for the autumn? You may qualify for these subsidies CHILDREN’S MINISTER KATHERINE Zappone launched an information campaign this week to encourage parents to avail of childcare subsidies. As part of the move, her department has a dedicated website

New childcare plan to give €80 a month to parents of under-3s Zappone says payments under scheme to help disadvantaged parents will also increase All parents will be able to avail of new childcare subsidies from September including an €80

‘At the very least, Budget 2018 must match last year’s childcare funds in order to deliver’ BIG STEP to more affordable childcare starts in the coming week. It is good news for hard pressed families – but it must be

Sixteen pre-school services in Kildare received their Healthy Ireland status at an awards ceremony  in Athlone Institute of Technology recently. The Award recognises pre-schools across Ireland who have participated and achieved Healthy Ireland smart start status. They promote healthy habits among

Around 9,000 families will not receive supports, announced in the budget, of up to €48 a month. Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone admitted that she “can’t say exactly” when these payments will be introduced but it would not be before 2018.

The Minister for Children has said she is open to making retrospective payments to 9,000 families who will miss out on a €12-a-week childcare subsidy from September until an indeterminate time next year. A spokesperson for Katherine Zappone told RTÉ

Thousands to miss out on childcare subsidy due to IT problems Thousands of hard-working families are to miss out on part of the Government’s new childcare subsidy due to a delay in building a workable IT system. Revenue and the

The review will aim to ensure that the views of children are central to any decisions affecting their home life The Minister for Children has announced a full review of the Child Care Act, to better protect children in crisis

Irish families spend double the European average on childcare Childcare services say they are facing a staffing crisis as they are unable to retain staff due to low wages. Professional childcare workers can earn less than €10 per hour with

The Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone has promised an independent review of the cost of childcare. The root-and-branch review comes as Early Childhood Ireland say there is a chronic staffing crisis in the sector. Their research says 86% of créches and

Katherine Zappone announces €4m for childcare services Minister for Children Katherine Zappone has announced €4 million to create more childcare places, upgrade existing childcare buildings and develop natural outdoor play areas at pre-schools. Ms Zappone said she is “progressing” legislation

Hundreds of community creches in disadvantaged areas nationwide “have reached breaking point”, according to a childcare expert. Hundreds of community creches in disadvantaged areas nationwide “have reached breaking point”, according to a childcare expert. Seven Cork creches that look after

A cross-party representation of political figures in Cork is to make representations to the minister for children seeking a rise in funding for creches in the most disadvantaged parts of the country. Seven creches looking after vulnerable toddlers across Cork

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Seven creches looking after vulnerable toddlers in some of the most disadvantaged parts of Cork City could be facing closure. Up to 225 children, aged one to three years, attend these early years community creches and the staff also provide