Meath County Childcare Committee

Minister Foley announces details of maximum fee caps alongside over €480 million for Core Funding Year 5

Minister Foley announces details of maximum fee caps alongside over €480 million for Core Funding Year 5 This website uses cookies to collect information about how you use this site. This information is used to make the website work as well as possible. More details are available in our cookie and privacy policies.

Minister for Children, Disability, and Equality, Norma Foley today announced the details of the new maximum fee caps for early learning and childcare services participating in Core Funding. The new maximum fee caps will lower the maximum fees that can be charged by new and existing early learning and childcare services receiving Core Funding from the state.

Key updates include:
Introduction of new maximum fee caps, reducing the cost of a full-time place to €183.70 per week cost for a typical full day place of 45 hours per week.

€480 million investment in Core Funding for 2026/2027

Additional funding to support providers and improve pay for early years educators, subject to negotiations at the Joint Labour Committee.

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Le comhairle agus tacaíocht a fháil, is féidir leat teagmháil a dhéanamh le do Choiste Cúram Leanaí Cathrach/Contae áitiúil.

Is féidir sonraí do CCC áitiúil a fháil anseo: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-children-disability-and-equality/publications/city-and-county-childcare-committees/