The Dormant Accounts Preschool Quality Improvement Measure
The closing date for applications was 5pm Friday 4th July 2008. The closing date has now passed and the CECDE regrets that applications cannot be accepted now.
The Department of Education and Science (DES) would like to announce a new funding measure that is open to preschools that feed into DEIS Urban Band 1 Primary Schools.
The aim of this funding initiative is to support and improve quality practice in the preschool setting.
The funding is being offered to support the implementation of quality measures as outlined in Síolta, The National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education. Applications that support the following areas in relation to the Síolta Standards are particularly welcome:
Initiatives to involve and support parents
Initiatives that support the inclusion of children with special educational needs
Initiatives that support the inclusion of children from minority ethnic groupings
Initiatives that foster successful transitions from home to preschool
Initiatives that foster successful transitions from preschool to primary school.
How much funding is available?
A once off grant to the maximum value of €10,000 per preschool setting can be applied for.
Who is the scheme open to?
The scheme is open to preschools (excluding Early Start) that cater for children in their final preschool year before they transfer to an Urban Band 1 DEIS Primary School.
The closing date for applications was 5pm Friday 4th July 2008. The closing date has now passed and the CECDE regrets that applications cannot be accepted now.
Centre for Early Childhood Development & Education
Gate Lodge, St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra, Dublin 9. Tel: 00353 (0)1 8842110 Fax: 00353 (0)1 8842111
Email: early.childhood@spd.dcu.ie
