- Read more: Ireland’s Childcare Problem: What We Have, and What Denmark Does Differently
This paper argues that Ireland’s recent childcare fee cuts, while helpful to many parents, are masking the real problem. Ireland still has a shortage of childcare places and an underpaid workforce that subsidies alone can’t fix. This paper uses Denmark’s guaranteed-place, publicly- funded model as a benchmark to show an alternative approach to childcare.
- Read more: Statistical Spotlight #19 The First Five Years of Life in Ireland – Update 2026
The Department of Children, Disability and Equality has published a report titled The First Five Years of Life in Ireland – Update 2026. This is the nineteenth report in the Statistical Spotlights series.
- Read more: Afterschool care for school-aged children in Ireland
The ESRI, in cooperation with the Department for Children, Disability and Equality, has published a new report “Afterschool care for school-aged children in Ireland.” This report explores patterns of afterschool care and socio-emotional and cognitive outcomes for children at age 9 and 13 in Ireland over a ten-year period.
- Read more: Ireland’s first European Child Guarantee interim report
The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has published Ireland’s first European Child Guarantee interim report. This report shows the steps Ireland has taken, since the introduction of the Guarantee in 2021, to make sure that children can access the services and supports that they need to have the best possible start in…
- Read more: Ireland’s Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Literacy Strategy 2024-2033
The Government of Ireland has published Ireland’s Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Literacy Strategy 2024-2033: Every Learner from Birth to Young Adulthood, and a supporting five-year implementation plan. The strategy has been developed jointly by the Department of Education and the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in collaboration with an inter-agency Steering Committee.…
- Read more: Thematic Report on Poverty and Social Inclusion Indicators: Poverty and social inclusion indicators in the Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020–2025 in comparative perspective covering 2018–2021
The Department of Social Protection and the ESRI have published a new report “Thematic Report on Poverty and Social Inclusion Indicators: Poverty and social inclusion indicators in the Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020–2025 in comparative perspective covering 2018–2021”. The report provides an analysis of Ireland’s advancement towards Ireland’s Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025 which aims…
