After the submission of the final results by the EETAA and with the aim of fully complying with the commitment to satisfy all applications with a complete file for the nurseries and the Centers for Creative Employment of Persons with Disabilities, the Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family, proceeds in the increase by 18,096,069 of the initial budget. With the extra funding, the final budget will reach 361,200,000 379,296,069 million euros, while in the period 2023-2024 it was 341,200,000.
The decision of the Minister of Social Cohesion and Family for the allocation of extra funding enabled the coverage of an additional 4,856 infants and toddlers, 1,336 disabled persons over the age of 22 for inclusion in the Creative Employment Centers for Persons with Disabilities, and an additional 106 children for inclusion in the Creative Employment Centers of typical development.
The total number of vouchers of the 2024-2025 program amounts to 173,363. Specifically, the following will be available:
- 104,581 in nurseries
- 57,103 in Creative Employment Centers
- 11,679 in Centers for Creative Employment of Persons with Disabilities The amount of each voucher for children and persons with disabilities over 22 years of age amounts to 5,000 euros.
“We know how important it is for families to ensure for their children, a place in the nursery school, in the Creative Employment Centers and for this reason we exhaust every possibility and significantly increase the vouchers we give. This year we are proceeding with extra funding for the already increased program, and we are keeping in full the commitment to cover the applications with a complete file for the nurseries, and the applications for the Centers for the Creative Employment of Persons with Disabilities with special care for children over 22 years old. For the first time this year, we predicted an increased percentage for large, three-child and single-parent families. We know, based on the large number of applications submitted, that we have a long way to go.
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