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Financial assistance for extra-family childe care
Procedure evaluation
Summary
Summary
Background and mandate
The federal Financial Assistance for Extra-Family Child-Care Act 7 came into force on 1 st February
2003. This law is an impulse programme limited to 8 years and aimed at creating additional childcare
facilities so that parents can establish a better balance between paid employment or further
education and family life. Day nurseries (e.g. crèches), facilities for taking in children outside school
hours and organisations that coordinate daytime child-minding are entitled to apply for subsidies under
this legislation. The Ordinance on Financial Assistance for Extra-Family Child-Care of 9 th December
2002 8 sets out details concerning the allocation of subsidies.
A large number of players are involved in implementing this project. The basic procedure is as follows:
applicants must first make a survey of the need they plan to fill and draw up a concept for
child-care and daily operation as well as a business plan. The complete application for funding can
then be submitted to the Federal Social Insurance Office (FSIO). The Office will first check to see
whether legal stipulations have been met. The applications are subsequently forwarded to the relevant
cantonal authorities for their assessment. The latter examine the applications in the light of the
criteria set out in Art. 11 of the Ordinance on Financial Assistance for Extra-Family Child-Care. The
decision on whether an applicant is entitled to receive funding is then taken by the FSIO.
The authors of the present report evaluated the implementation of this programme with the aim of
gaining knowledge and improving facilities. From the procedural point of view, the evaluation is
based principally on the requirements concerning submission of applications and yearly financial
statements, the processing of the application by the FSIO and the interaction between the various
players involved. From a content point of view, the important question is whether the decisions taken
by the FSIO are well judged and consistent and whether they are in line with basic legislation.
Procedure
The evaluation was carried out on three levels using the following approaches:
1. Evaluation of the FSIO’s assessment procedure: evaluation of the content of the files and data at
the FSIO and interviews with those responsible for implementation.
2. Evaluation at the level of the applicants: explorative interviews with associations and agencies as
well as written enquiries among successful applicants.
3. Evaluation at a cantonal level: interviews by experts with specialists at the cantonal offices responsible
for assessing applications (8 cantons selected according to specific criteria).
The authors have summarised and evaluated the results of the above procedure, and on this basis
they have drawn up a list of proposed improvements.
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