Written answers
Tuesday, 28 November 2017
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Preschool Services
Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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617. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding that has been allocated to levels 4 to 7 of the access and inclusion model between September 2016 and September 2017. [50656/17]
Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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618. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding that has been allocated to levels 4 to 7 of the access and inclusion model to date in 2017. [50657/17]
Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 617 and 618 together.
AIM supports children with disabilities to reap the full benefits of free pre-school education. Its goal is to empower pre-school providers to deliver an inclusive pre-school experience. AIM is a child-centred and evidence-based model, involving seven levels of progressive support, moving from the universal to the targeted, based on the needs of the child and the pre-school setting.
AIM was launched in June 2016. Funding is allocated to AIM on an annual basis. Funding allocated in 2016 and 2017 to levels 4, 5 and 7 of AIM by my Department is set out below. Funding for AIM Level 6 comes from the Department of Health Vote.
| Level | Element of model | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | (m*) | (m*) |
| - | - | Allocation | Allocation |
| 4 | Expert Early Years Educational Advice and Support | 5.4 | 10.1 |
| 5 | Equipment, Appliances and Minor Alterations Grants and application process | 1.61 | 2.5 |
| 6 | Therapeutic Intervention | - | - |
| 7 | Additional Assistance in the Pre-School Room and Application Process | 5.43 | 14.1 |
*Figures rounded to the nearest thousand.
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