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Below is a Youtube clip which briefly outlines the Level 8 Bachelor of Early Childhood Education programme. It is a full time programme with Dublin City University, for further information please go to dcu.ie

Learner Fund 3 (May 2016) is open for applications from Learner Applicants with a DCYA Qualification Recognition Letter A Learner who has applied to the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) for qualification status recognition, and who has received a letter...

Processing of Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) Childcare Funding Programme Contracts for the 2016-2017 ‘Programme Call’ will begin shortly. The process this year will differ from previous years. As notified to service providers in previous funding...

Please see below some Tips from Canavan & Byrne on the New Early Years Regs 2016 Following consultation with DCYA this is the updated checklist of New Regulations. We are delighted we had an opportunity to consult with DCYA for further clarification and expansion...

Dr James Reilly, published the new Child Care Regulations (the Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) Regulations 2016) at the start of May, which will come into effect on a phased basis from 30th June 2016. To support early childhood services, to have a better...

The published Guide sets out the practices and procedures involved in the EYEI process which are effective from 11 April 2016. Early-years education-focused inspection (EYEI) evaluates the nature, range and appropriateness of the early educational experiences for...

The ECCE eligibility poster is available for download in English and Irish in the links below   English version ECCE Eligibility Poster                  Irish version ECCE Eligibility Poster                    ...

The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs and the Minister for Education and Skills have awarded a contract for a major new higher education programme aimed at providing education and training in best practice for the inclusion of children with a disability in...

A consortium including Mary Immaculate College (MIC), Early Childhood Ireland and Maynooth University - Froebel Department of Primary and Early Childhood Education, has been awarded €5.4 million from the Higher Education Authority for the delivery of the National...