Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 7 September 2018
1167. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the annual cost of the various childcare programmes across her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36598/18]
View answerThe overall allocation for Early Years Care and Education in 2018 is €484.8m.
The Department of Children and Youth Affairs utilises this funding to operate a number of childcare programmes which are administered by Pobal on behalf of the Department. These are listed below along with details of the 2018 allocations. Yearly costs can fluctuate as demand for the schemes can increase or decrease. Data on the actual 2018 spend will be available later in the year. The balance of funding is used for various developments, quality initiatives and supports.
- €306m - ECCE / free preschool programme
- €25.0m – The Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) for children with disabilities attending ECCE
- €79m - Community Childcare Subvention (CCS) programme
- €6.5m - Childcare Employment and Training Support (CETS) programme
- €0.9m - Afterschool Childcare Initiative
- €3.6m – Community Employment (CE) Childcare programme.
