CAITs Get Funding Boost: Board Increases Credit for Early Care

The Early Childhood Care Centers of Andalusia (CAIT) are breathing a sigh of relief. The Government of Andalusia, through the Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs, must increase the funding of the social agreement for providing treatments to children from zero to six years of age with developmental problems or risk of suffering from them. The correction of the application documents decided recently by the Administrative Court of Contractual Resources of the Government of Andalusia, after a flood of appeals sent by the Apaat employers’ association, unions and other groups at an individual level, must already consider the agreement. signing between the Government and the main unions to approve a new collective agreement for institutions and services for people with disabilities. This was the main demand of the special institutions and, despite the precautionary measures and the subsequent resolution of the administrative court, they feared that the Andalusian Government would not apply for the allocation of the lots. in before the wage increase was implemented.. “We promise that we will survive,” admitted Gonzalo Caba, spokesman for Apaat, if the Andalusian Administration does not resort to another ploy to avoid the cost of the one-hour session, based at 28 euros, and which is clearly enough to offer quality service to an Andalusian. boys and girls with disorders.

The XVI General Agreement on Centers and Services for the Care of Persons with Disabilities was approved after more than three years of negotiations at the headquarters of the Mediation and Conciliation Service. It considers a salary increase of 10% by 2025 (nearly 13.5% for the next three years) in health care centers and special employment centers. It must be remembered that Salud was only considering an increase of 3.75% in the canceled offer and that this main charge was not addressed by the TARC, arguing that the said agreement, although approved as- already, to confirm.

The unusual wage increase must be taken into account because the agreement provides for an extension to 2030 and, according to the contractual agreement, 10% according to 2025, 1.5% more in 2026, 1.5% more in in 2027, a new N3 in 2028. and a minimum increase of 4% from 2028. “This means that the Contracting Agency must accept this increase in the prices set in the new offer as requested by Apaat in their appeal to the TARC, as well as the coordination support (not considered in the previous specifications), on 9% of professionals’ vacations (previously 8.5%) and the new calculation of the cost of materials (previously calculated at € 150 / year)”, the employers’ association explained to LA RAZÓN.

At least, from Apaat they insist that “all the representative bodies of the sector must unite”. Next week a new meeting will be called to “record a common path” with the intention of the Andalusian Government to establish a fluid dialogue to avoid further disputes in the preparation of the new specifications of the social agreement.

Regarding the first claim, the employers’ association still recommends a review of the maintenance of the buildings (the administration insists that the building divides public and private use, although the guidelines actually determine the use of residuals outside the building in the designations. combined remedies) and plans to declare a controversial-administrative application.

In September, the Government Council approved the expenditure file derived from the Early Care Service contract under the social concert regime for a total amount of 96.8 million euros for 24 months.

Between January and September it was serving over 33,670 young people. There is a price 28 euros per session has been held since 2020. Changing the budget means ending the organizations that have been providing this service, some for more than 30 years.