The Child Care (Amendment) Act 2024 has brought about a number of changes to key pieces of legislation relating to early years services in Ireland since 30th September 2024.
The Childcare Amendment Act 2024 has amended Schedule 2 of the Children First Act, 2015, which specifies mandated persons under the Act.
Mandated persons are people who, because of their qualifications, training and/or employment role, are in a key position to help protect children from harm.
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