Choosing Childcare:
When choosing childcare it is important to take an honest look at what is best for your child’s personality and your parenting style. Choosing Childcare
Day: September 16, 2020
Tusla
Welcome to the Child and Family Agency website Who we are On 1st January 2014 the Child and Family Agency became an independent legal entity,
Social Inclusion Unit
Social Inclusion Unit is responsible for developing and promoting a co-ordinated Department response to tackling educational disadvantage from pre-school through to second-level education (3 to
Early Childhood/Pre-school:
The compulsory school age in Ireland is 6 and all forms of pre-primary education are optional. However, children from the age of 4 can be
Remote Area Boarding Grant
The Remote Area Boarding Grant scheme makes provision for the payment of grants in respect of pupils whose normal place of residence is outside the
Special Needs and Tuition Grants
Who we are We are a financial payment section with responsibility for the processing of various grants to all primary schools and to parents with
School and COVID-19:
Schools reopened at the start of the new school year – end of August 2020. Keeping schools and early childhood care and education services open during
Starting Post-Primary School
The post-primary or second-level education caters for students aged 12 to 18 years. Attendance at school is compulsory for students aged under 16. Most children
Starting School
Most children in Ireland start their first-level education in primary schools (also called national schools) at the age of 4 or 5 years of age. Legally, children
