Childcare Grants - The Procedure

• To increase and/or maintain childcare places
• To facilitate and support the establishment and upgrading of small scale private childcare facilities usually not catering for more than 20 children at any one time
• To increase the childcare options to parent
• General Conditions Applying to Grant Offer:
• General grant conditions of Waterford City Enterprise Board Ltd.
• Employees must commence within three months from date of the letter of offer and full grant must be drawn down within one year from the date of that letter
• Projects must comply with all relevant Statutory Building Regulations and the Child Care (Pre-School Services) Regulations 1996, as appropriate
• Planning Permission, Business Permission, Fire Safety certificates must be obtained
• Tax Clearance Certificates must be provided in respect of grants of €6,350 or over
• Grant beneficiaries will be required, as part of the conditions of payment, to supply data, on request to Waterford City Enterprise Board Ltd., The Department of Justice, Equality of Law Reform, The EU, Regional Assemblies, relating to the facility and its use
• All staff being funded under the measure must have any clearance prescribed by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
• The applicant must be a registered employer and comply with all relevant legislation
• Clear and transparent recruitment procedures must be in place