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Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- About Us
- Minister for Children and Youth Affairs
- Childcare
- What we do
- Affordable Childcare Scheme
- Free Pre-School year in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Programme
- Community Childcare Subvention (CCS) Programme
- Training and Employment Childcare (TEC) Programmes
- City/County Childcare Committees (CCCs)
- Childcare Regulations
- Pre-School Inspections
- Childminders
- Early Years Education-Focused Inspections
- Information for Parents
- Qualifications
- Childcare Initiatives
- Tusla
- Children In Care
- Participation
- Play, Recreation & Culture
- Children and Young People's Participation Hub
- Child Welfare and Protection
- Children First
- Adoption
- Irish Youth Justice Service
- Youth Affairs
- Area Based Childhood (ABC) Programme
- Mother and Baby Homes Investigation
- Children and Young People's Services Committees (CYPSC)
- Reform of Guardian ad litem Arrangements
- Quality and Capacity Building Initiative
- Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures
- Legislation
- International Framework
- Research
- Growing Up in Ireland
- National Research and Data Strategy
- Children's Database
- Financial Information
- Freedom of Information
The Department of Children and Youth Affairs focuses on harmonising policy issues that affect children in areas such as early childhood care and education, youth justice, child welfare and protection, children and young people's participation, research on children and young people, youth work and cross-cutting initiatives for children.
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