06/08/2024
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*Update – 18:38
EETAA Child Care Centers ESFA 2024 2025: The provisional results for the Child Care Centers 2024 2025 have been published.
The Provisional Results Lists for the Action: “Promotion and support of children for their integration into preschool education as well as access for school-aged children, adolescents, and individuals with disabilities, to creative employment services” have been posted today on the EETAA website.
Parents who submitted applications can check if their files are complete HERE and the points they have gathered.
Appeal Submission: 07/8/2024 – 09/8/2024
Final Results Lists: 14/8/2024
According to the relevant Joint Ministerial Decision (FEK/B΄/art.4056/10-07-2024), the budget this year is increased and amounts to €361.2 million. The program targets more than 173,500 eligible parents of all structures, such as infant care centers (ages 2 months to 4 years), Creative Employment Centers, and for children with disabilities.
Specifically, the voucher for infants, toddler, and child care centers of comprehensive care is increased by €1.5 million to reach €51.5 million, allowing approximately an additional 1,100 infants and children to receive vouchers for the centers and 750 children for the typical development KDP structures. For individuals with disabilities aged over 22, the coverage of all applications is maintained, and an additional €1.7 million is estimated to be allocated to KDP vouchers.
The Minister of Social Cohesion and Family, Sofia Zacharaki, stated: “Our concern this year is that no child – with a complete application – is left without a place in a nursery. That is why our Ministry is spending over €360 million to cover 173,000 vouchers for nurseries, typical development KDPs, and KDPs for individuals with disabilities. We have also solved the issue with the vouchers for individuals with disabilities over 22 years old and their participation in KDPs for individuals with disabilities. We have provided increased scoring for large families, three-child families, and single-parent families. Behind every child who finds a place in nursery, in KDPs and in KDPs for individuals with disabilities, there is a family for whom we are solving a substantial care and education problem. This also helps and supports working parents, as well as unemployed parents, to pursue their return to work with less anxiety about leaving their children. Supporting families is our mission as the Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family. From today until August 1st, I invite parents to log in and submit their applications on time.”
More specifically, according to the relevant Joint Ministerial Decision (FEK/B΄/art.4056/10-07-2024), the budget this year is increased and amounts to €361.2 million. The program targets more than 173,500 eligible parents of all structures, such as infant care centers (ages 2 months to 4 years), Creative Employment Centers, and for children with disabilities.
The total budget of the Program amounts to €361.2 million as follows:
€200,000 from the national and co-financed part of the PDO
€000,000 the regular budget of the Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family (compared to the previous period’s €50 million + €18.5 million)
The total budget will cover approximately 173,500 beneficiaries of all structures as follows:
The total applications for infant, toddler, and child care centers
as well as comprehensive care nursery centers (that meet the program participation criteria): An estimate of 110,000 eligible infants and children of all categories
The total applications for individuals with disabilities for KDPAMEA structures: An estimate of 9,500 beneficiaries
About 54,000 children in KDP structures.