Border, Midlands & Western Regional OP

The Border, Midland and Western (BMW) Operational Programme is a multi-sectoral programme covering a wide range of initiatives throughout the BMW region.

The Programme comprises four separate sub-programmes (Priorities), one of which is the Social Inclusion and Childcare sub-programme. The ESF supports this sub-programme by co-funding certain activities within its Childcare measure. The Support for StaffingCosts sub-measure is aimed at improving the quality of childcare provision in disadvantaged areas by assisting community-based projects to fund the salary costs of qualified childcare workers. The Childcare Quality Improvement Programme sub-measure is designed to support improvements in the quality of childcare service provision generally through the training and education of childcare workers and the establishment of support networks for childcare providers.

The full text of the Programme can be viewed and downloaded via the following link.

Download document: BMW Operational Programme (PDF Format)

The Programme Complement, which addresses the means by which the programme's objectives are to be met, can be viewed and downloaded via the following link.

Download Document:Programme Complement (PDF Format)

The BMW Operational Programme is managed by the BMW Regional Assembly which comprises 29 elected members from the constituent local authorities within the region. More information on the work of the BMW Assembly is available below.

Visit the Border, Midland and Western Regional Assembly website at:
http://www.bmwassembly.ie/