James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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581. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will review the need to provide grants to new ECCE, early childhood care and education, preschool groups and afterschool facilities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13868/20]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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My Department funds Tusla registered childcare services to provide both the National Childcare Scheme (NCS) and the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme to eligible children. New Tusla registered early learning and care and school age childcare services are eligible to participate in both ECCE and the NCS.

My Department funds the City and County Childcare Committees (CCCs) who offer a wide variety of services locally including, advice on setting up a childcare business, and support on applying for the various funding schemes administered by the Department. Contact details for all of the CCCs are available at myccc.ie.