Written answers
Tuesday, 5 February 2008
Department of Health and Children
Child Care Services
9:00 pm
Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 236: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on ensuring that grant recipients under the equality opportunities childcare programme provide confirmation that they are in compliance with the statutory requirements in relation to healthy and active living; if she will develop and implement such a policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3631/08]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme (EOCP) 2000-2006 has now closed to applicants and is succeeded by the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP). Under both programmes all grant applications involve an assessment with reference to the Child Care (Pre-School Services) Regulations 2006. Regulations 5, 26 (1) and 28 (b) specifically address the issues of healthy eating and active living.
It is considered that the appraisal process of grant applications under the EOCP and NCIP provides an effective framework to ensure that services in receipt of funding comply with statutory requirements.
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