Second year of free pre-school ‘too difficult’ to deliver, warns Early Childhood Ireland

Childcare centres say they are not ready for the extension of the free preschool year

Changes to qualifications and registration but no mandatory policy for child protection

Many children with disabilities unable to access early childhood care and education

Schools will be encouraged to make greater out-of-hours use of their facilities

Industry boss expresses concern over ‘populist’ proposals in government deal

Is it time to have the Christmas play unplugged?

Extended programme worth an average of €1,500 for the parents of young children

Many children with disabilities currently unable to access early childhood care and education

Free preschool measures not expected to be introduced until September 2016

Care must be taken in drawing lessons from Quebec study linking subsidised childcare to crime rates

The free preschool is for every child, so why is there a lack of support for those with special needs?

‘Grey-area’ children, who are not physically developed, may underperform in the classroom

Childcare group warns on timeline as Ibec raises concerns about costs to business sector

Direct subsidies would improve affordability and improve services, high-level body to be told

Raising a resilient child: future happiness lies in learning to cope with adversity, says Sheila Wayman

Experts warned that children were bearing the brunt of the crisis, so why did it take this week’s damning Unicef report for us to pay attention?

Organisations give their response to Government’s financial plans for next year

Parents are pretty much left to their own devices in trying to find places for their children to go after school

New campaign highlights how birth to three years of age is a vital time for language development