Funding of care costs for children not required to attend school
Grant for families in Salzburg to cover the cost contributions for non-compulsory attendance children in toddler groups, age-extended groups, kindergartens, and with childminders. Funding is unlimited and continuously available.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Grant for families towards the cost contributions for childcare in toddler groups, age-extended groups, kindergartens, as well as with day parents for non-compulsory attendance children with primary residence in the federal state of Salzburg.
Eligible expenses
- Cost contributions for childcare in toddler groups
- Cost contributions for childcare in age-extended groups
- Cost contributions for childcare in kindergartens
- Cost contributions for childcare with day parents
Eligible to apply
- Public Institutions
- Non-profit Organizations
- Companies
Funding requirements
- Legal entities of kindergartens, age-extended groups, toddler groups, and day-care providers in the federal state of Salzburg
- Child must have main residence in the federal state of Salzburg
- At least two weeks and two days of care per month according to the care agreement
- For financial subsidy: children who have not yet reached the age of 3 at the beginning of the childcare year (§7 Compulsory Education Act 1985)
- For parental contribution replacement: non-compulsory attendance children who have reached the age of 3 at the beginning of the childcare year; children who attend the facility immediately after compulsory attendance (§22) during the main holidays; children for whom the start of compulsory schooling is deferred until the day before compulsory schooling begins according to §2 Compulsory Education Act 1985
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Description
Under the title Support for Care Costs for Non-Compulsory School-Age Children, the state of Salzburg has been granting direct subsidies indefinitely since April 2023 to relieve family budgets for early childhood care. Funding is provided for cost contributions for children whose main residence is in the state and who are not subject to compulsory schooling. Eligible recipients include public institutions, non-profit organizations, companies, as well as day-care parent providers operating approved early childhood, age-extended groups, or kindergartens. Through the combination of financial support and parental fee replacement, the measure promotes early education and care and strengthens the compatibility of family and work in the state of Salzburg.
A prerequisite for the subsidy is a care agreement that provides for at least two weeks and two days of care per month. For children under three years of age, a financial subsidy towards the parental fee is granted. Non-compulsory school-age children from three years onward, as well as those who immediately after fulfilling compulsory schooling make use of holiday care, are entitled to a parental fee replacement. Funding is granted upon application and is directly offset against the parental fee of the providers. Applications can be submitted continuously; there is no deadline entitlement after the end of the funding year.