Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 7 November 2023

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth

Issues Facing the Early Childhood Sector: Discussion

Ms Sonya Duggan:

With regard to AIM, I know there is extra funding coming in next year for it, which would be very welcome. We do not know the terms yet but we hope it would be extended for children to attend who are part-time and full day care, or who are within that ECCE age cohort. We would really love to see it extended for all ages and all hours of care, and not just 38 weeks of the year. We would welcome any advancement on that.