Map & Directions
Funding
National Childcare Investment Programme 2006 -2010
The National Childcare Investment Programme 2006 – 2010 is a major programme of investment in childcare infrastructure. €575 million has been allocated to the 5-year programme, including €358 million for capital investment. It is anticipated that the programme will create up to 50,000 new childcare places, with the objective of assisting parents to access affordable, quality childcare.
The National Childcare Investment Programme will seek to:
- create 5,000 after-school and 10,000 pre-school education places;
- support childcare facilities for disadvantaged parents and their children;
- support quality measures for childminders and parent and toddler groups;
- provide education measures for children and adults in areas of disadvantage.
The programme will develop quality childcare supports and services, delivered at local level through the City and County Childcare Committees under the co-ordination of Pobal.
Due to the current economic climate, capital grants to develop childcare facilities are no longer available to childcare providers in both the private and community sector. This will not change until 2011 at least.
Childcare Education & Training Supports (CETS) scheme. To view the latest Questions & Answers document from the OMCYA, please click on the following link.
