First Five Implementation Plan 2023-2025

First 5, the 10-year whole-of-Government, whole-of-society strategy for babies, young children and their families was published in November 2018 fulfilling a key action in Better Outcomes Brighter Futures (BOBF): the National Policy Framework for Children and Young People (2014-2020). First 5 remains a constituent strategy of the successor policy framework for children and young people – Young Ireland. First 5 focuses on the period of early childhood, from the antenatal period to age five, and takes a joined-up, cross-government approach to supporting babies, young children and their families during these critical early years.