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Minister Zappone secures €8.1m for childcare capital grants across 2020
Extra spaces and funding to support regulatory compliance priorities for Childcare Investment in 2020 Programmes will be open for applications from early learning and care and school age childcare services in February 2020 The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr Katherine Zappone TD, is pleased to announce the details of the 2020 Early … Continued
Minister Zappone hosts Open Policy Debate on Child Poverty in association with the Children’s Rights Alliance
Open Policy Debate discusses innovative ways in which child poverty reduction efforts could be enhanced DCYA-led child-specific research programme initiative announced: Growing up in Ireland data to be used to explore what helps to protect children in poverty or at risk of falling into poverty 1st phase conducted a statistical baseline analysis of children’s and … Continued
Child-Friendly Innovation. 10 days. 100 ideas. 100 policy ideas to take with you into the next decade
The way we design policies has huge impact on children, but too often governments design services with only adults in mind. It’s proven to have a significant effect on public health, crime, and labour market success, but is too often tackled in a silo. Apolitical has created Child-Friendly Innovation. 10 days. 100 ideas. … Continued
My World Survey 2
The National Study of Youth Mental Health in Ireland. Developed by UCD School of Psychology and Jigsaw, My World Survey 2 is Ireland’s largest and most comprehensive study of young people’s mental health and wellbeing. It captures the views of more than 19,000 young people from across Ireland to understand what can lead to … Continued
Minister Zappone announces additional €75,989.06 in funding awards to community and voluntary sector organisations
The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr Katherine Zappone TD, is pleased to announce additional awards of €75,989.06 to organisations that received funding under the 2018 Innovation Fund. This will support four further existing projects in any outstanding work remaining from their original application in 2018. Statement by the Minister for Children and Youth … Continued
DATA SEMINAR – 18 September 2019
A Data Seminar organised by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs as part of What Works will take place on 18 September 2019, beginning at 09:30 in the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, No. 6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2. This event will conclude at 13:00 with a light lunch for attendees. … Continued
