Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 June 2020
754. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if early childcare facilities will have to re-register children post-Covid-19; and his views on whether it would be more appropriate and less time consuming if these facilities removed children that are not returning from their listings. [12896/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department, in conjunction with Pobal, the agency which administers the childcare funding schemes operated by my Department, has established a simplified registration system for children who are returning to childcare on or after 29 June, and who are availing of the Department funded CCSP scheme.
My Department considered the option suggested by the Deputy of requiring childcare providers to deregister children who did not return to services immediately on reopening, but concluded that this option would cause a greater admirative burden for providers, as children who returned to a service after the day it reopened, would need to be deregistered and then registered again on the CCSP scheme. My Department rejected this option as it would cause an additional administrative burden for providers.
Pobal and the County Childcare Committees (CCCs) are available to provide support and guidance to childcare service providers through this process.
