Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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286. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the percentage increase and or decrease in CCSP registrations compared since September 2020 to 2019. [41046/20]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The number of children registered on the Community Childcare Subvention Plus (CCSP) programme for the 2020-21 programme year up to 02 December 2020 is 15,248. This compares to 38,558 for the same period last year and represents a reduction of 60%.

A reduction in the numbers availing of CCSP was expected following the closure of the programme to new entrants on 15 November 2019, on the introduction of the National Childcare Scheme (NCS). Children who were in receipt of CCSP funding prior to this date can remain as CCSP savers or their families can decide to transfer to the NCS. CCSP umbers will continue to reduce as children age out of the programme or transfer to the NCS.