Emergency care services were provided in some settings when ECEC settings were ordered to be closed
Country
IrelandPolicy Area
ECECMeasure
Targeted opening of ECEC settingsEligibility
Children with parents who worked in key sectors and vulnerable children (i.e. receiving social services)Type
ServiceStart / Announced Date
12/03/2020End Date
29/062020Amount
N/ATotal Cost
N/ARecipients
Parents and childrenRoute to the child
Direct and indirectSources
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.pdfAccess the full dataset here