IMPORTANT INFORMATION

New Childcare Employment and Training Support Scheme

The closing date for receipt of completed CETS Application Forms is Friday 18th June 2010.  Please Submit completed application forms to The Fingal County Childcare Committee, ABCO Kovex Building, Swords Business Park, Swords, Co Dublin.

The Childcare Employment and Training Support (CETS) Scheme will support the childcare needs of participants in training and educational courses operated by FÁS and Vocational Education Committees (VECs).

The scheme is open to applicants from:

(a) Childcare services which provide full daycare and or afterschool care for children attending primary school, and

(b) except where a service is solely engaged in the provision of afterschool care for children attending primary school, childcare services which are participants in the Early Childhood Care and Education Scheme and / or the Community Childcare Subvention Scheme (CCS)

Services will be paid a capitation fee for each childcare place it is contracted for with the OMCYA. Contracted childcare places must be made available for FREE to FÁS and VEC trainees who are eligible for free childcare support under the scheme. The OMCYA will pay participating services for the agreed number and type of free childcare places and will advise FAS and the VEC of where these are located. Local FAS and VEC Officers will then advise qualifying trainees of the location of free childcare places.

The capitation fee will be paid for places on the basis of a number of weeks per year. In some cases, set numbers and types of places will be required for 43 weeks during September 2010 to July 2011. In other cases, set numbers and types of places will be required for 25 weeks during September 2010 to February 2011 and then for 26 weeks during March to August 2011.

The capitation fee will be payable, in advance, at a weekly rate (Monday to Friday), of €170 in the case of a full-day place, €95 in the case of a half-time place, and €50 in the case of an afterschool place. Full-day: at least 10 hours per day to include 8am to 6pm. Half-time: at least 5 1/2 hours per day to include 8am to 1.30pm. Afterschool: at least 3 hours per day to include 2pm to 5pm.

If you service meets these criteria and would like to participate in the CETS scheme, please complete and return the application form, to the Fingal County Childcare Committee, ABCO Kovex Building, Swords Business Park, Swords, Co Dublin no later than Friday 18th June 2010.