ECCE Scheme

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The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Scheme provides early childhood care and education for children of pre-school age. Children can start ECCE when they are 2 years and 8 months of age and continue until they transfer to primary school (provided that they are not older than 5 years and 6 months at the end of the pre-school year). The ECCE scheme is open to eligible children who have turned 2 years by the end of December in the year prior to them starting in the following September. There is only one entry point to the scheme each year (September).

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Children are entitled to 3 hours per day of free preschool education (9.30-12.30) for 38 weeks per year.

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https://www.childcare.ie/ecce-calculator

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Extra Half Hour

 

 We operate an extra half hour from 9-9.30am in addition to our ECCE hours. This allows us to fit more in to our day and also provides a little extra time for parents to fit in other school drop-offs/collections. 

 

 

NCS Scheme

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The National Childcare Scheme (NCS) is a new scheme that provides financial support to help parents to meet the costs of childcare. It provides 2 types of childcare subsidy for children over 6 months of age:

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• A universal subsidy for all children.

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• An income assessed subsidy for children up to 15. It is means-tested.

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Home  · Applicant Portal (ncs.gov.ie)

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