Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 November 2025
914. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers that are community-run services; and of these, the number of services that are not in core funding. [63144/25]
View answerEach year, Pobal compiles data from Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School Age Childcare (SAC) providers as part of the Early Years Sector Profile. This data is sourced from both the Annual Early Years Sector Profile Survey (AEYSP) and the Early Years Platform (EYP). The most recent published data available on Service Providers is for the 2023/2024 programme year.
These data show that as of the week beginning 03 June 2024, there were 1,150 community service providers nationwide, that were eligible for Core Funding. Of those, 1,125 were contracted as partner services and a total of 25 were not participating in Core Funding, representing 2% of eligible community service providers.
