The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Scheme provides early childhood care and education for children of pre-school age. The scheme is offered in early years settings (pre-schools, Montessori’s, creches, playgroups) for 3 hours a day, 5 days a week, 38 weeks of the year.
The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Scheme provides early childhood care and education for children of pre-school age. The scheme is offered in early years settings (pre-schools, Montessori’s, creches, playgroups) for 3 hours a day, 5 days a week, 38 weeks of the year.
All children are entitled to 2 full academic years on the ECCE scheme.
Children are eligible to start the ECCE scheme in the September of the year that they turn 3 years old. For example, a child turning 3 years old in 2022 can be registered on the ECCE scheme in September 2022.
The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) sets the age eligibility and funds the scheme. The funding is provided directly to early years settings for children that they have registered on the ECCE scheme
This Programme is open from 22/08/2022 to 14/07/2023 We will be closed on the following dates: |
31/10/2022 - 04/11/2022
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22/12/2022 - 23/12/2022 |
26/12/2022 - 30/12/2022 |
02/01/2023 - 04/01/2023 |
06/02/2023 |
15/02/2023 - 17/02/2023 |
17/03/2023 |
03/04/2023 - 07/04/2023 |
10/04/2023 - 14/04/2023 |
01/05/2023 |
05/06/2023 |
26/06/2023 - 30/06/2023 |
03/07/2023 - 07/07/2023 |
10/07/2023 - 14/07/2023 |
This Calendar has been registered on the EYP system. |
To avail of the ECCE programme with effect from | Children must have been born between the following dates (both dates inclusive) |
September 2021 – June 2022 | 1 January 2017 – 31 December 2018 |
September 2022 – June 2023 | 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2019 |
September 2023 – June 2024 | 1 January 2019 – 31 December 2020 |
September 2024 – June 2025 | 1 January 2020 – 31 December 2021 |
All places are allocated on a first-come first served-basis and in accordance with our Equal Opportunity Policy.
If you would like to apply for a place at Little All-Stars please submit your information by contacting us or you can download our enrolment forms below and return them to us.