All Lucan providers on one map
14+ crèches, montessoris and childminders. Pins colour-coded by waitlist.
Lucan · Clondalkin · Kildare · 2025 / 2026
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Lucan, Clondalkin & Kildare.
Compare every Tusla-registered provider, run the live subsidy calculator, and keep track of every enquiry in one place.
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Tip: start with one area, then add providers to your to-do list as you contact them.
Free for the community · Open source · Forkable
All providers, on one map.
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Why this exists
Built by a parent,
Built by a parent,
for every parent.
When my daughter was born I had to find childcare quickly, navigate four different subsidy schemes, and still work out whether going back to work even made financial sense. There was no single place that answered all of that.
I paid more than half my salary in childcare. Finding a place I could actually reach felt like a second job. So I built the tool I wished had existed: one page covering Lucan, Clondalkin and the Kildare towns near Lucan, including Maynooth, Celbridge, Leixlip, Kilcock, Naas and surrounds, with real subsidy maths and no nonsense.
It's free, it has no ads, and it always will be. If you're a parent in another part of Ireland, the source code is open so you can fork it for your area.
Want to improve the data, fix a bug, or adapt it for another town? Contributions are welcome on GitHub.
Mother-led
Community-first
No tracking
Open source
Live subsidy guide
ECCE, NCS Universal, NCS Income-Assessed, and Core Funding explained in plain English.
Tusla-registered only
Every provider on this list is registered with Tusla, Ireland's early-years regulator.
Get in touch.
Crèche missing? Wrong data? Suggestion? Use this form, or open a GitHub issue if the email service is unavailable.
What this form is for
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Missing providerKnow a crèche not listed? Send the name and address.
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Data correctionWrong fee, hours, or phone number? Tell us what's right.
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Phone numberConfirmed a direct number for a provider? We'll add it.
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SuggestionFeature idea, bug, or general feedback.
About fee estimates
Fees shown are market-rate estimates from the Tusla Early Years Register and direct research (April 2026). They are not personalised to your income. Your actual cost depends on NCS subsidy, ECCE eligibility, and Core Funding participation. See the subsidy guide on this page for a breakdown.
What will it actually cost?
For a proper take-home calculation that factors in childcare, tax, USC, and PRSI, use mynett.ie (my other project).
mynett.ie →
See what's actually left after tax and childcare.
Every scheme, in plain English.
Four schemes interact. Use them in combination: that's how you get the bill down.
Universal · Free
ECCE: Early Childhood Care & Education
Two years of free preschool, 3 hours/day, 5 days/week, 38 weeks/year.
- Eligibility: age 2y 8m to 5y 6m
- Capitation to provider: €69 to €82 / wk / child
- Cost to parent: €0 (for the ECCE hours)
Universal · Not means-tested
NCS Universal
€2.14/hour off your bill, for every child aged 24 weeks to 15 years.
- Max 45 hours/week
- Worth up to €96.30/week per child
- Stacks with ECCE for non-ECCE hours
Means-tested
NCS Income-Assessed
Bigger hourly subsidy based on household income.
- Now: Full subsidy < €26k · graduated to €60k
- Sept 2026: Full < €34k · up to €68k
- New €11k deduction per additional child
Provider-side cap
Core Funding fee cap
Partner providers can't raise fees above government caps.
- €295/wk max for full day (40 to 50 hrs)
- €198.70/wk after Universal NCS
- Government target: €200/month per child
ECCE birth-year eligibility: 2025/26
| Born | Status for 2025/26 | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2022 to Dec 2023 | Eligible | Two full ECCE years available |
| Jan 2024 onwards | Wait | Eligible from 2026/27 onward |
| Before Jan 2022 | Past | Likely exited; confirm school start |
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