68 applications for scheme to develop eight childcare facilities across country

A Government scheme to acquire and fit out eight buildings for childcare and early learning services this year has drawn 68 applications since its launch last month, children’s minister Norma Foley has said.

She told the Oireachtas children’s committee on Thursday that families could expect all eight facilities to be in place by late this year and early 2027, and to begin accepting children then.

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