MP Hüseyin Zeybek questions Government over exclusion of creative activity centers (KDAP) from additional vouchers
The entire parliamentary group of the New Left, led by its president Alexis Haritsis and initiated by Theano Fotiou, has submitted a question to the Minister of Social Cohesion and Family, as well as to the Ministers of Interior and National Economy and Finance, regarding the exclusion of Children’s Creative Activity Centers (KDAP) from the additional childcare vouchers program.
The issue resurfaced after the Panhellenic Association of Employees of Children’s Creative Activity Centers (KDAP) filed a complaint to the Prime Minister, the relevant ministers, the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece (KEDE), and the Ombudsmen for Citizens and Children. The complaint denounced the unfair and unequal treatment applied under the unified voucher program for nurseries and KDAP centers.
According to the association, surplus funds remained from the budgeted expenses due to the lack of sufficient nursery facilities, both public and private, to host infants. The government, through a recent Joint Ministerial Decision (15670-/205), expanded the income criteria for voucher eligibility for nurseries (up to €38,000 for families with three children). However, in the same unified program, the government continues—this year as well—to exclude around 50,000–60,000 primary school children with family incomes between €11,000 and €13,000 from receiving free KDAP vouchers.
This exclusion, the MPs argued, unfairly and discriminatorily affects low- and middle-income families, depriving children of vital opportunities for creative engagement, learning, and education—skills essential for their academic and social development.
The logical and purpose-aligned action, according to the MPs, would be to allocate the remaining funds to the KDAP sector. The excluded KDAP applicants largely come from low and lower-middle-income families, who urgently need state support for free access to extracurricular creative programs.
Given these facts, the MPs of the New Left urged the three ministers to amend the implementation decision of the 2025–2026 voucher program so that all primary school children with complete KDAP applications are granted vouchers for Creative Activity Centers.
