In relation to setting up an Early Learning and Care or School-Age Childcare service, we have included information and links below which you may find useful in beginning your journey to setting up your service.
For detailed information on Setting up a Childcare Service see the Department of Children, Equality, Disability and Youth website.
Dublin City Childcare Committee are available to provide support in the setting up process and to go through the necessary steps in opening an Early Learning Care (ELC) / School Age Childcare (SAC) Service, details as below:
If you are planning to set up a preschool service, you will need to notify the relevant Tusla Early Years Inspector for your area in advance. Here is the list of Early Years Inspectors
The Tusla documents below provide useful information on registration and compliance with regulations:
The Tusla Registration Q&A document is now available online, it includes questions frequently asked to the Registration Department of Tusla Early Years Inspectorate: these questions relate to new applicants and existing registered providers wishing to make a change to their service.
Tusla Early Years Quality and Regulatory Framework documents were developed to set out in a clear way the requirements for statutory compliance with regulations for registered services, the stakeholders and parents or guardians.
Further information including legislation are available from the DCEDIY & Tusla wesbites:
The staff at DCCC are available to provide support and information on:
You can contact any of our Business Team Development Officers by calling our main phone number 018733696 or email info@dccc.ie
For information on the various Childcare Funding Programmes available visit the Funding Programmes section of this week. Additional information on the National Childcare Scheme including FAQ’s and information for parents is available on the NCS website https://ncs.gov.ie/
Please note: If you wish to be part of any of the Government Childcare Funding Programmes (ECCE for example) you will need to put your details on our Expression of Interest list, you can do so by contacting info@dccc.ie for an application form.
The National Childcare Scheme (NCS) or the Early Childhood Care and Education programme (ECCE) are both administered on the Early Years Hive, if you are offering these funding programmes, you will need to complete the on-boarding process first as detailed below:
If you are a new service provider or your service is looking to access the Early Years Hive for the first time, you are required to complete a quick on-boarding process first. To complete this process and create your account, you must enter the following information:
You will also be asked to upload a valid copy of your identification to verify who you are. Accepted forms of ID include:
With the re-opening of Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare services following closures due to COVID-19, DCYA’s First 5 website includes lots of useful guidance documents to support the transition to opening during Covid-19 including guidance on infection control, please see below website:
If you have any further queries about setting up your service, please contact DCCC on 01 8733696 or email info@dccc.ie
