Annual Government Spending
Each year Early Childhood Ireland engages with policy makers to increase the level of investment in the Early Years and School Age Care sector, with a focus on the annual Budget process.
- Rising to the Challenge Investing in Our Future Budget 2021 Submission
- Rising to the Challenge Budget 2020 Submission
- Did the Government Rise to the Challenge? Early Childhood Ireland: Analysis of Budget 2019
- ECI gives cautious welcome to Budget 2019
- Rising to the Challenge Delivering world-class early childhood education and care for babies, children and families in Ireland. Budget 2019 Submission
- ECI Budget 2018 Submission ‘Invest for the Best’
- Invest for the Best Building a world-class early childhood care and education system for Ireland
- Budget 2018 investment in early years is ‘significantly less’ than levels needed
- ECI Budget 2018 Submission ‘Invest for the Best’
- Budget 2018 Analysis
- Budget 2017 Our Pre-Budget Submission and analysis of Budget 2017
- Budget 2017 Analysis
- ECI Response to Budget 2017
- Budget 2017 – Time for Giant Leaps
- Time for Giant Leaps Toward Quality, Sustainability and Affordability in Irish Childcare Budget 2017 Submission
- Budget 2016
- Budget 2016 Frequently Asked Questions
- Briefing for Members Budget 2016
- Briefing for Members Early Years Education and Care in Budget 2016 14th October, 2015
- Some more detail from Budget 2016
- Initial Response to Budget 2016
- Budget 2016 Checklist
- Footsteps for the Future Increasing investment in Early Childhood Education
- Results of our 1 Question Survey
- Policy Submissions to Government
- Our Policy on Children’s Rights
- Do you wonder about young children’s use of technology?
- Children with Additional Needs - A Model of Provision
- Submission to the Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection The Role of Special Needs Assistants in Early Childhood Care and Education Settings
