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We do not write the PEP, submit it, or promise an award.<\/li>\n      <li>We produce a furniture annex: room-by-room quantities, a drawing that matches place counts, and indoor versus outdoor lines.<\/li>\n      <li>Recent Building Blocks rounds prioritise extra <strong>full-time places for 1\u20133 year olds<\/strong> (pre-ECCE). Capital rules often treat <strong>fixtures and fit-out<\/strong> differently from loose toys and consumables.<\/li>\n      <li>Read the current scheme notes: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pobal.ie\/programmes\/building-blocks-capital-programmes\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pobal Building Blocks Capital Programmes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ie\/en\/department-of-children-disability-and-equality\/publications\/building-blocks-extension-scheme-phase-2\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Building Blocks Extension Scheme Phase 2<\/a>.<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n    <p class=\"who\">For Core Funding partner services adding 1\u20133 full-time places \u2014 extensions, modular rooms or a new Irish classroom \u2014 and for sessional services moving into full-day. Quoted for delivery across Ireland.<\/p>\n  <\/header>\n\n  <h2>Evidence an Irish furniture file usually needs<\/h2>\n  <div class=\"cards\">\n    <article class=\"card\">\n      <h3>Capacity-honest layout<\/h3>\n      <p>Place counts must survive clear-floor maths after furniture is placed. A drawing that shows 14 toddlers in a room that only nets 10 will stall a PEP as fast as a missing quote.<\/p>\n      <p class=\"to\">Build on <a href=\"\/ireland\/childcare-fit-out\/\">childcare fit-out Ireland<\/a><\/p>\n    <\/article>\n    <article class=\"card\">\n      <h3>1\u20133 full-time room list<\/h3>\n      <p>That is the age band recent capital rounds have targeted. Sleep, changing, low storage and child-sized seating for 1\u20133 belong on their own room sheet, not mixed into an ECCE pack.<\/p>\n      <p class=\"to\">Specify on <a href=\"\/ireland\/creche-furniture\/\">cr\u00e8che furniture Ireland<\/a> and <a href=\"\/ireland\/kindergarten-furniture\/\">kindergarten furniture Ireland<\/a><\/p>\n    <\/article>\n    <article class=\"card\">\n      <h3>Fixtures versus movable<\/h3>\n      <p>Fixed storage, changing, sleep furniture and UDG items often sit in the capital conversation. Loose parts, toys and consumables usually stay on an operator-funded column. We split the quote so the PEP is not carrying a toy shop.<\/p>\n      <p class=\"to\">Keep toys on <a href=\"\/ireland\/educational-toys\/\">educational toys Ireland<\/a> as a separate line<\/p>\n    <\/article>\n    <article class=\"card\">\n      <h3>Indoor versus outdoor split<\/h3>\n      <p>Do not bury a garden in a single classroom lump sum. Irish files read faster when the room and the yard are separate schedules.<\/p>\n      <p class=\"to\">Yard list on <a href=\"\/ireland\/outdoor-play-equipment\/\">outdoor play equipment Ireland<\/a><\/p>\n    <\/article>\n    <article class=\"card\">\n      <h3>UDG and AIM extras<\/h3>\n      <p>Extensions are commonly asked to follow Universal Design Guidelines. Inclusion \/ AIM pieces should be listed, not hidden inside \u201cmisc furniture\u201d.<\/p>\n      <p class=\"to\">Show them on <a href=\"\/ireland\/childcare-fit-out\/\">childcare fit-out Ireland<\/a><\/p>\n    <\/article>\n    <article class=\"card\">\n      <h3>PEP annex pack<\/h3>\n      <p>A plan, piece counts, and two columns: proposed capital fixtures versus operator-funded movable. Your design team pastes that into the PEP. West Shore does not file the Hive form.<\/p>\n      <p class=\"to\">Start from <a href=\"\/ireland\/childcare-fit-out\/\">childcare fit-out Ireland<\/a><\/p>\n    <\/article>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2>What usually delays an Irish furniture grant file<\/h2>\n  <div class=\"cards\">\n    <article class=\"card\">\n      <h3>Lump-sum quotes<\/h3>\n      <p>One number for \u201cclassroom furniture\u201d cannot be checked against a room or an eligible-cost heading.<\/p>\n    <\/article>\n    <article class=\"card\">\n      <h3>Drawings that do not match<\/h3>\n      <p>The PEP place count, the Tusla-conscious net area and the furniture list have to describe the same Irish room.<\/p>\n    <\/article>\n    <article class=\"card\">\n      <h3>Toys inside capital<\/h3>\n      <p>Recent purchasing and construction notes have treated movable furniture, toys and consumables as outside typical capital eligibility. Split them before the file goes in.<\/p>\n    <\/article>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"note\">Windows, match-funding and Core Funding rules change by round. Do not treat a closed 2025 date as a live opening. Check the current Pobal \/ DCDE communique.<\/p>\n\n  <h2>What to send so we can build the annex<\/h2>\n  <div class=\"quote-map\">\n    <p>A floor plan (PDF or a dimensioned photo), the age mix, how many extra full-time 1\u20133 places you are creating, and whether the garden is in scope. We return an Ireland delivery quote with capital-candidate fixtures and operator-funded movable items in separate columns.<\/p>\n    <p>Inspection language for the same rooms sits on the <a href=\"\/ireland\/tusla-compliance-guide\/\">Tusla-conscious furniture guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2>FAQ<\/h2>\n  <div class=\"faq\">\n    <details><summary>Do you write the PEP or submit the Building Blocks application?<\/summary>\n      <p>No. The service owns the Hive \/ Pobal file. We supply a furniture and layout annex your design team can attach.<\/p><\/details>\n    <details><summary>Will tables and chairs automatically qualify for Building Blocks?<\/summary>\n      <p>Not automatically. Current rounds often fund fixtures and fit-out that create extra 1\u20133 full-time places. Movable items may sit outside capital. We split the list; the scheme rules decide eligibility.<\/p><\/details>\n    <details><summary>Why do you keep mentioning 1\u20133 year olds?<\/summary>\n      <p>That is the undersupplied full-time cohort recent Irish capital rounds have prioritised. Other ages can sit on the same project once the minimum 1\u20133 increment is met \u2014 check the current table.<\/p><\/details>\n    <details><summary>Is this only for Core Funding partner services?<\/summary>\n      <p>Recent extension rounds have been. Treat that as a live rule, not a permanent one, and confirm on the Pobal page before you plan the file.<\/p><\/details>\n    <details><summary>How is this different from the Tusla page?<\/summary>\n      <p>Tusla is the inspection room. This page is the capital evidence pack. Irish extensions usually need both.<\/p><\/details>\n    <details><summary>What do you need from us to quote?<\/summary>\n      <p>Plan, ages, extra full-time 1\u20133 places, indoor\/outdoor scope. We quote delivery across Ireland and mark what is typically capital versus operator-funded.<\/p><\/details>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2>Related Ireland childcare pages<\/h2>\n  <div class=\"related\">\n    <a class=\"rel\" href=\"\/ireland\/childcare-fit-out\/\"><strong>Childcare Fit-Out Ireland<\/strong><span>The drawing and room list the PEP annex sits on.<\/span><\/a>\n    <a class=\"rel\" href=\"\/ireland\/creche-furniture\/\"><strong>Cr\u00e8che Furniture Ireland<\/strong><span>1\u20133 sleep, changing and toddler rooms.<\/span><\/a>\n    <a class=\"rel\" href=\"\/ireland\/kindergarten-furniture\/\"><strong>Kindergarten Furniture Ireland<\/strong><span>ECCE and 3\u20136 classroom zones.<\/span><\/a>\n    <a class=\"rel\" href=\"\/ireland\/outdoor-play-equipment\/\"><strong>Outdoor Play Equipment Ireland<\/strong><span>A separate garden schedule, not a lump sum.<\/span><\/a>\n    <a class=\"rel\" href=\"\/ireland\/tusla-compliance-guide\/\"><strong>Tusla-Conscious Guide<\/strong><span>The same rooms, written for inspection.<\/span><\/a>\n    <a class=\"rel\" href=\"\/ireland\/\"><strong>Ireland hub<\/strong><span>All Irish early years pages in one place.<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"cta\">\n    <p>Ask for a grant-readable annex: fixtures versus operator-funded movable. We do not file the application or promise an award.<\/p>\n    <a class=\"btn\" href=\"\/contact\/\">Request an Ireland furniture annex<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"sources\">Sources: Pobal Building Blocks Capital Programmes and DCDE Phase 2 notes. 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