Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 24 October 2019
268. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in crèches and childcare; the amount of subsidy being paid; the annual subsidy in the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43947/19]
View answerNumber of children in childcare:
My Department collates figures on the total number of children in early learning and care and school age childcare who are availing of one of my Department's programmes, which include the universally available programmes Community Childcare Subvention Universal (CCSU) and Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) . The number of children registered on each Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) programme, along with the cost, for the 18/19 programme year was as follows:
|
Programme Call 2018/19 |
Approved Child Registrations |
Total Paid to date € |
|
CCSP |
35,514 |
105,118,527 |
|
CCSU |
33,780 |
included in CCSP figure above |
|
CCSRT - Transition |
432 |
included in CCSP figure above |
|
CCSR -Resettlement |
300 |
included in CCSP figure above |
|
CCS |
12,483 |
32,751,172 |
|
ASCC |
228 |
432,440 |
|
CEC (AS) |
686 |
872,797 |
|
CEC (PS) |
670 |
1,700,025 |
|
CETS |
1,929 |
5,803,419 |
|
ECCE |
108,189 |
293,384,153 |
|
Total |
194,211 |
440,062,534 |
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ECCE PSP* Payments |
|
9,439,029 |
|
CCS PSP Payments |
|
8,566,120 |
|
TEC PSP Payments |
|
609,828 |
|
Total PSP Payments |
|
18,614,976 |
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|
Total Paid to date € |
458,677,510 |
*Programme Support Payment (PSP) recognises the additional time required of childcare providers to complete the administrative work associated with the DCYA funded early learning and care and school age childcare programmes.
The annual subsidy in the sector
The total expenditure on subsidies, capitation or PSP for 2018/2019 programme year amounts to €458,677,510. Approximately 4,500 services availed of this investment.
