Louth County Childcare Committee (LCCC) was initiated in 2001, after an intensive development period the Committee became incorporated in 2002. 33 County and City Committees were established nationally by the Department of Justice Equality and Law Reform under the Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme (EOCP) as part of the National Development Plan. The Childcare Committees were established as one key element of the Government's co-ordinated strategy to develop quality childcare in Ireland.

The CCC’s are now governed by the National Childcare Investment Programme (NCIP) under the Office of the Minister for Children www.omc.gov.ie. The NCIP commenced in 2006 and ran alongside the EOCP as it drew to a close at the end of the year.
The National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 aims:

	To support childcare services for disadvantaged parents and their children
	Support quality measures for Childminders and Parent and Toddler Groups
	Create 10,000 pre school educational places
	Create 5,000 after school places