To help solve the need of daycare for children from disadvantaged families and to employ the full functions of daycare services, Taipei City Government (the Government) created these Regulations in accordance with Paragraph 2 Article 23 of the Protection of Children and Youth Welfare and Rights Act.

The competent authority of these Regulations is the Department of Social Welfare, Taipei City Government (the Department of Social Welfare).

Children from disadvantaged families referred to in these Regulations refer to children living in a household registered in Taipei City (the City) and who meet one of the following conditions:
1. Families are listed by the City as low-income households.
2. Children are entrusted upon the Department of Social Welfare to be settled at child welfare institutions.
3. Families meet the definition of families in crisis stipulated in the Regulations Governing Life Assistance for Children and Youths from Families in Crisis in Taipei City and their children are assessed by the Department of Social Welfare with the aim of being settled at daycare centers.
4. Children are assessed by the Department of Social Welfare to be urgently settled at daycare centers.
5. Preschool children are entrusted by the Department of Social Welfare to be settled with a foster family.
6. Children or grandchildren aged below six are from families that meet the definition of families in hardship stipulated in the Act of Assistance for Families in Hardship.
Children referred to Paragraph 3 or 4 shall be processed by Taipei City for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, the Department of Social Welfare or entrusted welfare groups or institutions.

For children from disadvantaged families who meet one of the following conditions, their parents, guardians or physical carers may apply for a daycare subsidy with the Department of Social Welfare (the Subsidy):
1. Children are entrusted upon private kindergartens and after-school childcare centers that have been registered and approved by the Government.
2. Children referred to in Sub-paragraph 1, 3, and 4 of Paragraph 1 in the preceding Article are entrusted upon private babysitting centers that have been registered and approved by the Government and babysitters from the community babysitter program in the City (the babysitters).
3. Children referred to in Sub-paragraph 2, and 5 of Paragraph 1 in the preceding Article are entrusted upon public or private kindergartens in other cities/counties.
4. Children referred to in Sub-paragraph 2, 3, and 5 of Paragraph 1 in the preceding Article are entrusted upon public kindergartens in the City.
With regard to kindergartens, after-school childcare centers, babysitting centers, or babysitters referred to in the preceding sub-paragraphs, the number and age of entrusted children shall meet the legal requirements.
With regard to children stipulated in sub-paragraph 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Paragraph 1 in the preceding Article who are entrusted upon private after-school childcare centers referred to in sub-paragraph 1 of Paragraph 1 shall obtain subsidies until graduation from elementary schools.

The subsidies stipulated in the Regulations include daycare fees claimed by babysitters and registration fees, daycare fees, tutor fees, monthly fees, tuition fees, activity expenses, material expenses, facility expenses, miscellaneous fees, and other relevant fees claimed by private babysitting centers, public and private kindergartens, or private after-school childcare centers (the institutions).
The amount and application deadline of the subsidies shall be annually reviewed and stipulated by the Department of Social Welfare.

Applicants shall submit the following documents within the application deadline stipulated by the Department of Social Welfare every year:
1. Application form.
2. Documents of evidence stipulated in Article 3.
3. Receipt of daycare fees.
4. Documents that can prove the period of daycare.
In case of recovery or transfer of daycare, applicants shall reapply within 15 days of the first day of daycare.

If documents submitted by applicants are not complete, the Department of Social Welfare shall inform such applicants of the completion requirements within the deadline stipulated. If applicants fail to correct the documents within the deadline stipulated, the application shall not be approved.

For approved applications, the period of the subsidies are stipulated as follows:
1. During the transition from preschool to elementary school and from elementary school to junior high school, children will obtain subsidies until 31 July of the same year based on the standard of the institutions.
2. Children who meet the requirements stipulated in sub-paragraph 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of Paragraph 1 Article 3 shall obtain the subsidies from the first day of daycare up to 31 January of the following year.
3. Children who meet the requirements stipulated in sub-paragraph 2, 3 and 5 of Paragraph 1 Article 3 shall obtain the subsidies within an approved period based on their classification.
4. Children who meet the requirements stipulated in sub-paragraph 4 of Paragraph 1 Article 3 shall obtain the subsidies for up to three months. Following assessment of the Department of Social Welfare, subsidies for up to an additional three months may be obtained if necessary.
Children with a period of daycare of less than one month may obtain subsidies in accordance to the proportion of the number of days of monthly daycare.

Applicants who qualify for government subsidies of the same nature shall apply for such subsidies first, except for those whose period of application follows that of the Regulations.
If the amount of such subsidies referred to in the preceding paragraph is less than the amount of subsidies stipulated in the Regulations, applicants may apply for payment of the difference with the Department of Social Welfare. If the amount of such subsidies referred to in the preceding paragraph is higher than the amount of subsidies stipulated in the Regulations, applicants shall not apply for the subsidies stipulated in the Regulations.
If the fees claimed by babysitters or institutions in every semester are less than the maximum amount of the subsidies, applicants will obtain subsidies based on the actual fees paid.

The Department of Social Welfare shall inform applicants of the review result with a written explanation.

The Department of Social Welfare may carry out an audit on an irregular basis. The subsidized, the babysitters or the institutions shall not avoid, interfere with, or reject the audit.
In case of suspension, transfer or leave for 7 consecutive days during the approved period of the subsidies, the subsidized, the babysitters or the institutions shall inform the Department of Social Welfare within 15 days upon the occurrence of such an event.
If babysitters or institutions violate Article 83 of The Protection of Children and Youth Welfare and Rights Act or Article 51 of Early Childhood Education and Care Act, or have an effect on the safety of children, they will be instructed by the competent authority upon verification to withdraw from the community babysitter program or terminate their business. The subsidies stipulated in the Regulations will consequently be terminated.

When approving an application for subsidies, the following information shall be specified: "If the subsidized meets one of the following conditions, the Department of Social Welfare shall revoke or repeal part or all of the original approval and recover part or all of the allocated subsidies: (1) the subsidized applies for the subsidies through fraudulent activity or in an improper way or the documents are false; (2) the subsidized, the babysitters or the institutions avoid, interfere with, or reject the audit of the Department of Social Welfare; (3) the applicants reapply for the subsidies stipulated in Paragraph 2 of Article 9; (4) qualification of the subsidies is revoked or repealed; (5) children encounter suspension, transfer or leave for 7 consecutive days (excluding holidays) during the approved period of the subsidies; (6) the babysitters or the institutions do not follow the statutory age and number of entrusted children; and (7) the babysitters or the institutions are ordered by the competent authority to withdraw from the community babysitter program or terminate their business activities."
With regard to part or all of the allocated subsidies to be recovered in the preceding paragraph, the Department of Social Welfare shall inform the subsidized in writing of the return of such subsidy by the designated deadline. If the subsidized fails to return such subsidies, they will be imposed with compulsory enforcement by law. Those involved in criminal activity will be transferred to judicial institutions.

Children from disadvantaged families who meet one of the following conditions shall apply to the Regulations:
1. Children are entrusted at public nurseries and kindergartens, or private nurseries and kindergartens that have been registered and approved by the Government before the implementation of the Early Childhood Education and Care Act may obtain the subsidies until December 31, 2012. However, kindergartens that have applied for restructuring by the statutory deadline may obtain the subsidies until June 30, 2013.
2. Children are entrusted at private kindergartens operating an approved babysitting service and continue to operate such a service until December 31, 2013.
3. Children are entrusted upon after-school childcare centers that have been registered and approved by the Department of Social Welfare before the implementation of The Protection of Children and Youth Welfare and Rights Act may obtain subsidies until November 30, 2013.

The expenditure required in the Regulations is funded by the Department of Social Welfare from the relevant budget.

The format stipulated in the Regulations are formulated by the Department of Social Welfare.

These Regulations enter into legal force upon the date of their promulgation.