The Universal Childcare Subvention or CCSPU - (the Community Childcare Subvention Private Universal)
If your child is between 6 months and 36months or of ECCE age, and enrolled in Tusla registered childcare, you are eligible for a non-means-tested universal childcare subsidy of up to €20 per week, amounting to up to €1,040 per year.
Full information is available on: affordablechildcare.ie
If a child is attending part-time, or a few days a week, the subsidy will be given on a pro-rata basis, as shown in this table:
| CCS Session Type (Universal) |
Weekly Subsidy |
Daily Subsidy |
| Full-time (i.e. 5.01 or more hours) |
€20 |
€4 |
| Part-time (i.e. 3.31 to 5 hours) |
€10 |
€2 |
| Sessional (i.e. 2.16 to 3.30 hours) |
€7 |
€1.40 |
| Half-sessional (i.e. 1 to 2.15 hours) |
€3.50 |
€0.70 |