Together for Better is the new funding model for Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare.

Together for Better brings together three major elements, the Early Childhood Care and Education programme, including the Access and Inclusion Model (AIM), the National Childcare Scheme and Core Funding. It implements a series of recommendations in the Expert Group report Partnership for the Public Good.

9 out of 10 Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare providers – over 4,100 services – have become Partner Services under Core Funding, committing to working in partnership with the State for the public good, and to a freeze on parental fees.

A list of Partner Services is available here: Partner Service list November 2024

Annual Core Funding Grant Allocations Programme Year 1

This is the first of a yearly list of the annual Core Funding Grant allocations, which will be published at the end of each programme year. The list below provides the approved Core Funding allocations for all Partner Services who participated in Core Funding for the first programme year (September 2022-August 2023).

List of the Annual Core Funding Grant Allocations Programme Year 1

Further information in relation to the Annual Core Funding Grant Allocations