Community and not for profit childcare services are eligible for funding for the Early Childhood Care and Education programme; the Community Childcare Subvention programmes (including the Universal subsidy); and Training and Employment Childcare programmes.
As well as the childcare programmes, community services are also eligible to apply for DCYA capital funding programmes. The current Capital Grant programme has three strands: Strand A is for the creation of new places for 0 - 3 year olds; Strand B is for Fire Safety improvements for community early learning and care services; and Strand C is for the creation of new school age places. Applications are currently being accepted up until the closing date of 27th March 2019. Community services may apply for funding under all three strands.
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County
|
No. of Approved Children in Community Services under ECCE/TEC/CCS/CCSP 2018 Programmes
|
No. of Community Services in receipt of funding under ECCE/TEC/CCS/CCSP 2018 Programmes or 2018 Early Years Capital /School Age Childcare
|
No. of Community Services in receipt of funding under 2018 Early Years Capital or School Age Childcare.
|
|
Carlow
|
1,198
|
17
|
1
|
|
Cavan
|
1,400
|
26
|
13
|
|
Clare
|
1,605
|
30
|
7
|
|
Cork
|
1,560
|
137
|
18
|
|
Donegal
|
2,797
|
73
|
14
|
|
Dublin
|
10,078
|
237
|
34
|
|
Galway
|
3,083
|
81
|
10
|
|
Kerry
|
2,737
|
56
|
5
|
|
Kildare
|
519
|
12
|
1
|
|
Kilkenny
|
1,283
|
24
|
4
|
|
Laois
|
1,236
|
18
|
3
|
|
Leitrim
|
844
|
20
|
6
|
|
Limerick
|
2,624
|
53
|
11
|
|
Longford
|
923
|
14
|
1
|
|
Louth
|
1,126
|
19
|
0
|
|
Mayo
|
1,699
|
56
|
5
|
|
Meath
|
1,353
|
20
|
2
|
|
Monaghan
|
1,970
|
33
|
5
|
|
Offaly
|
617
|
19
|
2
|
|
Roscommon
|
860
|
25
|
9
|
|
Sligo
|
1,359
|
29
|
12
|
|
Tipperary
|
1,961
|
45
|
6
|
|
Waterford
|
2,147
|
37
|
3
|
|
Westmeath
|
1,068
|
22
|
2
|
|
Wexford
|
2,086
|
45
|
7
|
|
Wicklow
|
750
|
21
|
4
|
|
Grand Total
|
52,883
|
1,169
|
185
|
Community Services /County Level of disadvantage as per Trutz Hasse Deprivation index:
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County
|
Extremely Disadvantaged
|
Very Disadvantaged
|
Disadvantaged
|
Marginally below average
|
Grand Total
|
|
Carlow
|
|
|
1
|
14
|
15
|
|
Cavan
|
|
|
5
|
18
|
23
|
|
Clare
|
|
|
3
|
15
|
18
|
|
Cork
|
|
4
|
12
|
55
|
71
|
|
Donegal
|
|
1
|
16
|
54
|
71
|
|
Dublin
|
|
1
|
53
|
69
|
123
|
|
Galway
|
|
|
7
|
36
|
43
|
|
Kerry
|
|
|
3
|
31
|
34
|
|
Kildare
|
|
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
|
Kilkenny
|
|
|
2
|
10
|
12
|
|
Laois
|
|
|
3
|
14
|
17
|
|
Leitrim
|
|
|
2
|
15
|
17
|
|
Limerick
|
1
|
8
|
6
|
27
|
42
|
|
Longford
|
|
|
4
|
10
|
14
|
|
Louth
|
|
|
|
16
|
16
|
|
Mayo
|
|
|
11
|
32
|
43
|
|
Meath
|
|
|
|
13
|
13
|
|
Monaghan
|
|
|
2
|
27
|
29
|
|
Offaly
|
|
|
1
|
16
|
17
|
|
Roscommon
|
|
|
3
|
18
|
21
|
|
Sligo
|
|
|
|
25
|
25
|
|
Tipperary
|
|
|
14
|
26
|
40
|
|
Waterford
|
|
2
|
5
|
18
|
25
|
|
Westmeath
|
|
|
2
|
18
|
20
|
|
Wexford
|
|
|
9
|
31
|
40
|
|
Wicklow
|
|
|
3
|
7
|
10
|
|
Grand Total
|
1
|
16
|
168
|
619
|
804
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