Personnel Cost Subsidy for the Expansion of Educational and Care Services for Children Aged Three to Six Years
Personnel cost subsidy for kindergartens in Upper Austria to improve the caregiver-to-child ratio and to extend opening hours. Valid from 01.09.2022 to 31.08.2027.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Funding of personnel costs in kindergartens for three- to six-year-olds to improve the staff-to-child ratio and to extend opening hours according to VIF standards.
Eligible expenses
- Personnel costs
Eligible to apply
- Public Institutions
- Interest Groups and Other Associations
- Companies
- Individuals
Funding requirements
- The additionally employed staff must have the qualification of an educational specialist or an assistant.
- Use of staff to improve the staff-to-child ratio to 1:10 or lower or to achieve VIF-compliant opening hours.
- VIF-compliant opening hours: at least 45 hours/week, 9.5 hours/day on at least 4 days/week, year-round at least 47 weeks in the kindergarten year including catering.
Documents required for application
- Application for personnel cost subsidy including form attachment sheet with detailed information on personnel and care situation and opening hours
Description
A personnel cost subsidy in Upper Austria promotes the employment of additional educational specialists and assistants in kindergartens for children aged three to six. The aim of this funding is to optimize the caregiver-to-child ratio to a maximum of 1:10 and to extend opening hours according to VIF standards. This includes at least 45 hours per week, spread over at least four days with 9.5 hours each day, and a year-round offer of at least 47 weeks including catering. Only personnel costs are funded to ensure needs-based care and reliable care times. The measure runs from 01.09.2022 to 31.08.2027 and supports a forward-looking quality improvement in early childhood education care.
Eligible for funding are legal entities of kindergartens in Upper Austria, such as municipalities, associations, parishes, religious communities, individuals, and companies. A prerequisite is the deployment of qualified educational specialists or assistants to improve the caregiver-to-child ratio or to ensure VIF-compliant opening hours. Applications must be submitted before the start of the measure via the KBEweb system; exact deadlines and details are announced annually by circular. The following documents must be attached: a completed application for personnel cost subsidy including the form supplement sheet with detailed information on the personnel and care situation as well as the opening hours. This transparent funding structure supports needs-based and reliable childcare in Upper Austria.