Funding
NCIP Community Childcare Subvention Scheme (CCSS)
In January 2008 the new Community Childcare Subvention Scheme came into effect.
Community childcare services serving disadvantaged communities have been supported since 2000 under the EU co-funded Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme 2000-2006 (EOCP) which closed in December. The Government is replacing the EOCP scheme with a new and increased package of funding, the CCSS, which will run to December 2010 and has a budget of €153 million.
While the EOCP scheme supported community childcare services located in disadvantaged areas, the new scheme will support all community-based childcare services regardless of their location, based on the actual number of children of disadvantaged parents using their services. This will open up the support funding for community services across the country and standardise the way services and individual parents benefit from affordable childcare. The Minister said it is his intention to ensure that the greatest number of children and parents benefit from the new scheme and this will be supported by the increase in funding being provided in 2008 of 16%.
Further Information available from:
For further information contact us or one of the organisations below:
- Childcare Directorate - Contact the Childcare Directorate at (01) 635 4000
- Pobal (formerly know as ADM Ltd.) - 01 240 0727
NCIP Childminding Development Grant (2008 - 2010) Update
The Childminding Development Grant is open to anyone currently Childminding (caring for children in the Childminders own homes) or to those preparing to develop a Childminding service in the near future. The purpose of the scheme is to offer an incentive, in the form of a small capital grant, to Childminders to enhance and support their awareness of quality childcare. The Scheme is administered by North Tipperary County Childcare Committee. For further information contact Noilin Ryan, Childminding Development Worker:
Tel: 085-7173186
Email: ntchildminding@gmail.com
