Early Years Hive

The Early Years Hive is the name for the service provider portal for Early Years Programmes (NSC, ECCE and CCS Plus). This is a user-friendly system which has been designed to reflect the needs of providers.

Please log on to the Early Years Hive Portal here to access the  FAQ documents and the How to Guides.

If you have any questions, you can contact the Early Years Provider Centre (EYPC) by calling 01 511 7222 from 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday. The EYPC is the designated point of contact for service providers to direct queries regarding existing Department of Children and Youth Affairs funded childcare programmes.

Holbrook House,
Holles Street,
Dublin 2,
D02 EY 84

You can also submit requests directly to the team by logging in and going to Requests section of the Early Years Hive.