Department of Education Inspections for ECCE Services

The Inspectorate of the Department of Education works to improve the quality of learning for children and young people in Irish schools, centres for education, early years settings providing State funded early childhood care and education for children from 2 years 8 months until they enrol in primary school and other learning settings. Inspections are designed to evaluate key aspects of education provision in the educational setting inspected and to promote improvement in that setting.

The Department has published Guide to Early Years Education Inspections – updated 08.09.22 which outlines how they conduct inspections in early years settings.

Marie McElhinney2022-10-07T12:58:19+01:00September 13th, 2018|

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Use this facility to search for a Childcare Service or Childminder in your area. You can also check which types of childcare are provided and if a service offers one or more of the government childcare schemes.

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Use the ECCE Calculator to check if your child qualifies for the Free-School Year. All you need to do is enter your child’s date of birth and the calculator will tell you when your child will be eligible.

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Department of Education Inspections for ECCE Services