Louth County Childcare Committee

Louth County Childcare Committee To develop comprehensive childcare supports, infrastructure and services where the holistic well being of children and families are fundamental.

Louth County Childcare Committee (LCCC) was initiated in 2001, after an intensive development period the Committee became incorporated in 2002. 33 County and City Committees were established nationally by the Department of Justice Equality and Law Reform under the Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme (EOCP) as part of the National Development Plan. The Childcare Committees were established as one key element of the Government's co-ordinated strategy to develop quality childcare in Ireland.

03/06/2026
03/06/2026

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.

03/06/2026

Did you know? You can claim additional hours of National Childcare Scheme (NCS) subsidy during the summer holidays?
Visit www.ncs.gov.ie/faqs today for more details!

Leadership for INClusion in the Early Years
03/06/2026

Leadership for INClusion in the Early Years

Congratulations to all our Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare Services who recently completed TUSLA Design...
02/06/2026

Congratulations to all our Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare Services who recently completed TUSLA Designated Liaison Persons Training.

Minister for Children, Disability and Equality Norma Foley together with Minister of State at the Department of Rural an...
02/06/2026

Minister for Children, Disability and Equality Norma Foley together with Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht Jerry Buttimer are delighted to announce the launch of the My Little Library Initiative 2026.

Each year in Ireland, children leaving pre-school and starting primary school are invited to visit their local library to pick up a free book bag on starting school and take the opportunity to join the library.
Below are some of the beautiful books and leaflets in the Library bag.
Get to your local library and pick up the My Little Library Bag.
Louth Library Service

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Louth County Childcare Committee Limited
Dundalk

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
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