Emergency care services were provided in some settings when ECEC settings were ordered to be closed
History
Country
Ireland
Policy Area
ECEC
Measure
Targeted opening of ECEC settings
Eligibility
Children with parents who worked in key sectors and vulnerable children (i.e. receiving social services)
Type
Service
Start / Announced Date
12/03/2020
End Date
29/062020
Amount
N/A
Total Cost
N/A
Recipients
Parents and children
Route to the child
Direct and indirect
Sources
Department of Education (2020) Updated guidance on continuity of schooling: supporting pupils at risk of educational disadvantaged - for primary schools. Available at: https://www.education.ie/en/Schools-Colleges/Information/National-Emergencies-Public-Health-Issues/guidance-support-pupils-at-risk-primary.pdf
European Union Agecy for Fundamental Rights (2020) Coronavirus pandemic in the EU: fundamental rights implications - Ireland. 2 July 2020. Available at: https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/ie_report_on_coronavirus_pandemic_july_2020.pdf