The objective of the TEC Programmes is to support parents on eligible training courses and eligible categories of parents returning to work, by providing subsidised childcare places. TEC is only available through participating early years services.
There are 3 strands of the TEC programme:
Fees lists and service calendars are processed online, resulting in an easier and more streamlined experience for service providers. This process will assist service providers by automatically completing the Service Fee Information letter and, in addition, a letter for parents outlining the days the service is closed for that programme.
This guide will detail how to complete:
The guide will also outline what will happen after the service provider submits the fees list and service calendar
Places can be full-time, part-time, afterschool only or after-school with transport places. ETBs and Solas have sole responsibility for deciding who is eligible to avail of this strand of the TEC Programme.
Participants on the following Further Education Programmes are eligible to apply for CETS funding:
To apply for CETS, Parent must provide a letter from their training provider to include hours of course and start and finish dates. Once you have found a childcare service, the service will ask you for a copy of your letter of eligibility as evidence that you are eligible for the CETS programme. They will ask you to complete a TEC Child Registration Form, with details of you and your child’s PPS numbers, dates of birth, etc., along with information about the type of childcare place required. They may also ask you for proof of you and your child’s PPS numbers and dates of birth.
The maximum amount that you can be charged per week for a CETS place is:
Provides part-time or afterschool care for children up to 13 years of age. Once you have found a childcare service, they will ask you for a copy of your letter of eligibility as evidence that you are eligible for the CEC programme. They will ask you to complete a TEC Child Registration Form, with details of you and your child’s PPS numbers, dates of birth, etc., along with information about the childcare place required. They may also ask you for proof of you and your child’s PPS numbers and dates of birth.
The maximum amount that you can be charged per week for a CEC place is:
Provides after-school care for primary school children for certain categories of working parents. It is administered on behalf of the Department of Social Protection (DSP). DSP have sole responsibility for deciding who is eligible to avail of this strand of the TEC Programme. Places can be after-school only or after-school with transport places. Places can also be approved for full day care up to a maximum of 10 weeks (when your child is on school holidays and you require full day care).
In order to be eligible for ASCC a client must be in receipt of Family Income Supplement (FIS) and increase hours of work or satisfy the below:
Your local DSP office will be able to tell you if you are eligible for an ASCC place. If you are, your DSP office should give you a letter of eligibility for ASCC. This letter must contain the following information:
Once you have found a childcare service, they will ask you for a copy of your letter of eligibility as evidence that you are eligible for the ASCC programme. They will ask you to complete a TEC Child Registration Form, with details of you and your child’s PPS numbers, dates of birth, etc, along with information about the childcare place required. They may also ask you for proof of you and your child’s PPS numbers and dates of birth.
The maximum amount that you can be charged per week for an ASCC place is:
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