Wednesday 8th September email:  info@waterfordcitychildcare.com      tel:  051 860444

Free Preschool Year

WATERFORD CITY CHILDCARE COMMITTEE WILL HOST AN INFORMATION EVENING FOR PROVIDERS ON THE SCHEME ON JUNE 9TH AT 7.30 PM AT THE TOWER HOTEL, THE MALL. ALL WELCOME - FREE ADMISSION
 
As part of the April 2009 Budget, a new scheme to provide for a free Preschool Year in Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE) was announced by the Government. The new scheme will be implemented by the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (OMCYA) and will be open to all private and voluntary pre-school services which meet the requirements of the scheme.

 

 

Some main points of the scheme:

  • Parents who avail of the scheme in a playschool will be entitled to a free pre-school provision of 5 weekly sessions of 3 hours per day for 38 weeks of the year. A payment of €64.50 will be made payable to the service.
  • Parents who avail of the scheme within a full or part-time childcare service will be entitled to 50 weeks of free preschool provision of 5 weekly sessions of 2 hours 15 mins per day. A payment of €48.50 will be made payable to the service.
  • Scheme will commence in January 2010 but will then run from September to August
  • Eligibility for the scheme has been set at between 3 years 3 months and 4 years 6 months at 1st September each     year. In January 2010 it will be open
      to children who at that point are aged between 3 years 7  months and 4
      years and 10 months.
  • Childminders and preschool services who are notified to the HSE or those registered with The IMEB can apply to participate in the scheme.
  • Information packs will  be sent out to all relevant services by end of May 2009
  • The preschool year will be guided by the principles of Síolta, The National Quality for Early Years.

 

For Q&A go to www.omc.gov.ie/documents/FAQsapril09.doc
 

 
Waterford City Childcare Committee, 4b Manor Village, Cork Rd., Waterford Tel: 051 860444 | Email: info@waterfordcitychildcare.com
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