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Minister Zappone has launched the Early Years Sector Profile Report 2017-2018, developed and published by Pobal for the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA). The comprehensive findings are based on the largest ever survey of the early years sector, with responses from a total of 3,928 childcare services (88% of childcare facilities) providing significant insight into current childcare numbers, [...]

We’re Breastfeeding Friendly is a campaign that aims to help improve the health and wellbeing of breastfeeding mothers, babies and their families by encouraging businesses, organisations and communities to become ‘Breastfeeding Friendly’. Participating organsiations must fulfill certain criteria. Breastfeeding must be acceptable in all areas of the premises open to the public. All staff members and volunteers must be made aware [...]

This publication from Dublin City Childcare Committee is now available to download on our Parents page.

The Inspectorate at the Department of Education and Skills (DES) has published 'A Guide to Early Years Education Inspections (EYEI)' which outlines how they conduct inspections in early years settings and is effective from 1 September 2018.  Download the publication here.

Tusla Early Years Inspectorate is now publishing inspection reports on the Tusla website, and they are no longer available on the Pobal website. It is important to note that only Inspection Reports arising from inspection under the Childcare Act (Early Years Services) Regulations 2016, which commenced on 30th June 2016, will be published. In cases where a service has not yet had an inspection [...]

This resource has been developed in response to research with parents of young children, which finds that they want additional support to help them to have more open conversations with their children about relationships, sexuality and growing up from a young age. It will support parents to talk to their younger children about relationships and sexuality in a gradual, age-appropriate [...]