Licence for the Establishment and Operation of Preschool Education and Training Care (PETC) Units by Private Law Entities

From National Registry of Administrative Public Services



6e9fc6dd-919e-493c-acf2-6df7cb3615fa 743179 Άδεια Ίδρυσης και Λειτουργίας Μονάδων Φροντίδας Προσχολικής Αγωγής και Διαπαιδαγώγησης από φορείς ιδιωτικού δικαίου

At a glance

Points of service

Points of Single Contact (ΚΕΠ – EKE), Municipalities, Directorate of Childhood, Education and Lifelong Learning of the Municipality of Installation, Licences - Audit Department

Digital provision points

Number of required documents

8 to 10 + (
1
)

Fees

150 €

Deadline of completion

2 months

Description

The procedure concerns the authorisation of the establishment and operation of Pre-school Education and Education Care Units (Infant - Child - Nursery - Day Care Centres and Infant and Toddler Employment Units) by private legal entities, both profit and non-profit.

Basic information

Competent body

MINISTRY OF LABOR AND SOCIAL SECURITY

Authority/Public body’s Unit responsible for the institutional framework of the procedure

Service / organizational unit of a authority entity

Directorate of Childhood, Education and Lifelong Learning of the Municipality of Installation, Licences - Audit Department

Provided to

Related links


Last update

14/10/2026

Application

Application Type

Application

Submission by:

Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

Submitted by:

Legal entities, Persons

Title

Application of the natural or legal person

Notes:

The application shall state the details of the natural person or the legal responsible for the legal person, the name, the type of unit (kindergarten, nursery school, etc.), the headquarters, the maximum number of infants and preschoolers to be served and the specific purpose of the unit.

What you will need

Means of authentication, identification and signature

Identification document, Identification with TAXISnet codes

    Print

    Requirements

      Fees

        Related

        Means of redress or appeal:

        Other Administrative appeal / Objection

        Rules concerning a lack of reply from the competent authority and the legal consequences for the use:

        Tacit approval

        If the above deadline expires without action, the application of the interested party shall be tacitly approved and the permit shall be deemed to have been issued, in accordance with par. 4 of Article 14 of Law No. 3844/2010 (Α 63). In the aforementioned case of tacit approval, the interested party may request a certificate from the administrative authority responsible for issuing the act, in accordance with par. 4 of Article 10 of Law No. 10. 3230/2004 (Α 44).

        NACE

          Output & Results

          Output

          Administrative Act, Decision, Document Production

          Steps

            Digital steps

              Other information

              Official title

              Issuance of a licence for the establishment and operation of Preschool Education and Training Care Units.

              Languages supported

              Greek, English

              Ways of provision

              Establishment

              Legislation

                Categories

                Τype of procedure

                Trigger

                Applied for

                Trigger (submission method)

                Application (digital), Application (handwritten)

                Type

                Outgoing

                End of Process

                Ιndefinite

                N1

                ,


              • 1 Company law Business Establishment (individual, company). *For Company Establishment see link below

                No No

              • 2 Possession of passwords to enter software The applicant must be a holder of TAXISnet login credentials.

                No No

              • 3 Urban planning The PETC Units are subject to the provisions: 1. of the Βuilding Regulation, Sector "Safety and Social Welfare". 2. of the Buildings Fire Protection Regulation, in accordance with the relevant provisions concerning the Health and Social Welfare Sector category. The spaces and net surfaces required for the operation of a PETC Unit are listed in Tables I, II, III and IV of Article 5 ‘Civil Program - Metric Data for PETC Units - Technical and Functional Specifications’ of the Ministerial Decision Δ22/οικ.11828/293/2017 (Government Gazette 1157/Β).

                No No

              • 4 Technical The space must comply with the fire protection rules.

                No No

              • 5 Urban planning The plot of the PETC Unit should be at least 300 metres from the perimeter of an approved industrial area, from noisy laboratories and generally unhealthy and unhealthy installations, as defined by the statutory committee, in accordance with the relevant sanitary provisions and served by the networks of drinking water, electricity, telephone, and from road. Exceptionally, it may be established in an area of no polluting industry/industry, exclusively for the children of workers in that facility, provided that there is distance of at least 300 metres from that of another industrial or craft establishment of unhealthy or crafting, as defined above.

                No No

              • 6 Health The premises of the PETC Unit must be at least 300 metres away from the perimeter of an approved industrial zone, from noisy workshops and generally unhealthy and noisy establishments, as designated by the legally competent commission, in accordance with the applicable health regulations, and must be served by drinking water, electricity, telephone and road networks. By way of exception, a PETC may be established on the site of a non-polluting industrial/manufacturing establishment, exclusively for the children of the workers employed therein, provided that there is no other industrial or manufacturing establishment of an unhealthy or noxious nature, as defined above, within a distance of at least 300 metres from it.

                No No

              • 7 Conditions for non-commission of criminal offenses All members of the management of the Company and, in any case, the members of any compound management of the VAT Unit, have not been sentenced irrevocably to any penalty for a felony or for one of the offences of theft, misappropriation, extortion, extortion, forgery, forgery, forgery, forging, forging, forging, forging, physical harm and for violating the laws on drugs, or for crime referred to in morals, and not deprived of any criminal act of their political rights. Also, they should not be put into judicial support, they should not be penalised and should not be in force a final or final judgment on the same offences, which has not become irrevocable.

                No No

              • 1 Diplomatic collection of 150,00 euros in favour of the relevant municipality of the unit's location, filed on the file. 150 €

                Cost Calculation One-off

                Method of Payment Bank cashier, Digital (web banking)

                Type of Cost Administrative Fee (not provided by e-paravolo webpage)

                No

              • 1 Description of the unit’s distinctive title. Declaration

                Description of the unit’s distinctive title.

                Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

                Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons


                Document submitted under requirements: No


                No 9429

              • 2 In the case of existing buildings: a. Series of study plans considered by the relevant permit (forms and electronically if possible). b. Submission of their relevant permission to re-establish, and the relevant authorisation for arrangements or repairs, if necessary, as well as their certificate of legality and capacity to be used for this purpose, with a request from the competent planning office for a new use, in accordance with the relevant provisions. All permits and attestations shall be issued by the competent city in accordance with the applicable provisions. For newly built up buildings: a) Construction licence studies (forms and electronically if possible), considered by the competent planning office in accordance with the applicable provisions. Certificate from town planning

                In the case of existing buildings: a. Series of study plans considered by the relevant permit (forms and electronically if possible). b. Submission of their relevant permission to re-establish, and the relevant authorisation for arrangements or repairs, if necessary, as well as their certificate of legality and capacity to be used for this purpose, with a request from the competent planning office for a new use, in accordance with the relevant provisions. All permits and attestations shall be issued by the competent city in accordance with the applicable provisions. For newly built up buildings: a) Construction licence studies (forms and electronically if possible), considered by the competent planning office in accordance with the applicable provisions.

                Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

                Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons


                Document submitted under requirements: No


                No 4558

              • 3 Fire protection certificate from the competent fire department. Certification

                Fire protection certificate from the competent fire department.

                Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

                Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons


                Document submitted under requirements: No


                No 8619

              • 4 Engineer technical report in two (2) copies, including: (a) the description of land accessibility; (b) the status of access roads and the state of progress of the approved streaming plan; (c) the availability and adequacy of water, electricity, telephone connection and sewerage; (d) a table of sites and a description of how the building is constructed in general; (e) the number of children (babies or infants) by age, to be served by the VAT unit, a full description of their parts and operation, (e.g. operating hours, services provided such as food, etc.) Report

                Engineer technical report in two (2) copies, including: (a) the description of land accessibility; (b) the status of access roads and the state of progress of the approved streaming plan; (c) the availability and adequacy of water, electricity, telephone connection and sewerage; (d) a table of sites and a description of how the building is constructed in general; (e) the number of children (babies or infants) by age, to be served by the VAT unit, a full description of their parts and operation, (e.g. operating hours, services provided such as food, etc.)

                Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

                Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons


                Document submitted under requirements: No


                No 6631

              • 5 Private lease, in case the building is rented. Property titles

                Private lease, in case the building is rented.

                Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

                Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons


                Document submitted under requirements: Yes

                Document’s requirement: Ownership

                No 2905

              • 6 Internal Rules of Procedure of the VAT Unit Regulation

                Internal Rules of Procedure of the VAT Unit

                Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

                Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons


                Document submitted under requirements: No


                No 5658

              • 7 Fire safety certificate. Certification

                Fire safety certificate.

                Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

                Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons


                Document submitted under requirements: No


                No 8619

              • 8 Responsible statement by Law No 1599/1986 of the responsible person, in whose name the licence expressly indicates compliance with the legal requirements relating to the plot will be issued. Solemn Declaration

                Responsible statement by Law No 1599/1986 of the responsible person, in whose name the licence expressly indicates compliance with the legal requirements relating to the plot will be issued.

                Relevant link: https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/polites-kai-kathemerinoteta/psephiaka-eggrapha-gov-gr/ekdose-upeuthunes-deloses

                Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

                Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

                Relevant Procedure: ΔΔ:ΔΔ:Solemn declaration and electronic solemn declaration

                Document submitted under requirements: No


                No 7320

              • 9 Responsible Statement of Law 1599/1986 of the natural person or of the legal representative or of all members of the Management of the Legal Person, in whose name the licence is to be issued, stating that: (a) has not been irrevocably sentenced to any penalty for a criminal offence or offence relating to the professional activity of the VAT Unit; (b) has not been deprived of any criminal offence for any act of its political rights; (c) has not been prosecuted for any of the above offences; (d) it has not been put into judicial assistance; (e) it has not pending criminal proceedings against them and a final or final judgment on the same offences has not been committed; and (f) it will be recruited by the staff provided for by law after the authorisation has been granted. Solemn Declaration

                Responsible Statement of Law 1599/1986 of the natural person or of the legal representative or of all members of the Management of the Legal Person, in whose name the licence is to be issued, stating that: (a) has not been irrevocably sentenced to any penalty for a criminal offence or offence relating to the professional activity of the VAT Unit; (b) has not been deprived of any criminal offence for any act of its political rights; (c) has not been prosecuted for any of the above offences; (d) it has not been put into judicial assistance; (e) it has not pending criminal proceedings against them and a final or final judgment on the same offences has not been committed; and (f) it will be recruited by the staff provided for by law after the authorisation has been granted.

                Relevant link: https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/polites-kai-kathemerinoteta/psephiaka-eggrapha-gov-gr/ekdose-upeuthunes-deloses

                Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

                Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

                Relevant Procedure: ΔΔ:ΔΔ:Solemn declaration and electronic solemn declaration

                Document submitted under requirements: No


                No 7320

              • 10 A certified copy of the statute, in case the VAT unit is going to establish a Commercial Company. Legal documents from legal entities

                A certified copy of the statute, in case the VAT unit is going to establish a Commercial Company.

                Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

                Submitted by: Legal entities


                Document submitted under requirements: Yes

                Document’s requirement: Company law

                No 9338

              • 11 A copy of a Criminal Register of Judicial or General Use, in accordance with Article 572 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Law 4620/2019, A 96) for the natural person or partner of a company requesting the issue of the licence, for the legal representative of the institution, as well as for the members of its Administration, in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 7 and paragraph 1 of Article 8 of Law 4837/2021 (A 178), as applicable. Criminal Record Copy for General Use

                A copy of a Criminal Register of Judicial or General Use, in accordance with Article 572 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Law 4620/2019, A 96) for the natural person or partner of a company requesting the issue of the licence, for the legal representative of the institution, as well as for the members of its Administration, in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 7 and paragraph 1 of Article 8 of Law 4837/2021 (A 178), as applicable.

                Relevant link: https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/dikaiosune/poiniko-metroo/antigrapho-poinikou-metroou

                Submission by: Ex officio (digital), Ex officio (manual)


                Notes: The procedure concerns the issue of a copy of a Criminal Register, which is awarded: a) in the criminal proceedings and b) in the issue of an Administrative Act of a public authority where the law requires it to be justified; the period of validity of the copy is normally 3 months; it is possible to issue electronic copies also of the Civil Service Bureau bodies, where the copy of a Criminal Registry is legally necessary to complete an administrative act of their competence. If, for any reason, it is not possible to issue the certificate electronically, the person concerned shall close a digital appointment on myKEPlive to be served by a civil service centre (CCP) official through a teleconference.

                Document submitted under requirements: No


                No 4750

              • Ministerial Decision Δ22/οικ.11828/293 2017 1157 Β

                Description Definitions of conditions for the establishment and operation of Cares, Preschool Education and Education Units (Britain - Child - Infantry, Infantry and Infantry Units) by private law, speculative and non-profit-making bodies

                Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20170201157

              • Joint Ministerial Decision Π1β/ΓΠοικ.123827 2011 2662 Β

                Description Simplification and inclusion in the Citizen Service Centres (CSUs) operating as Single Services Centres (CDEs) procedures for the responsibility of the Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity in implementation of the provisions of Law 3844/2010

                Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20110202662

              • Law 2345 1995 213 Α

                Description Careers, Preschool education and education.

                Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=19950100213

              • Law 4837 2021 178 Α

                Description "Preventing and dealing with incidents of child abuse and neglect, "Cypli program" to upgrade the quality of services provided to infants, infants and children's stations, provisions to promote assumption and adoption, "Personal Assistant for Disabled Persons" and other provisions."

                ΑΔΑ https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek_pdf=20210100178

              • Law 4921 2022 75 Α

                Description "Reorganization of the Public Employment Service and digitisation of its services, upgrading of labour skills and a diagnosis of labour needs and other provisions."

                ΑΔΑ https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek_pdf=20220100075

              • 1 Initiation of proceedings



                No No


              • 2 Receipt of Request-Responsible Statement and Required Documentary

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description The interested party shall submit the Application-Responsible Statement and the required supporting documents to the Protocol Office of the Municipality Directorate responsible or the JEP-EKE.

                Yes No


              • 3 Receipt of an electronic application and a justification

                Responsible for Implementation Software

                Μethod of Implementation Software action

                Description Receipt of an electronic application and a justification

                Yes No


              • 4 Registration of an application

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description The official of the Protocol Division or the official of the CEP-ERIC shall issue the No. First to the interested party and forward the Request-Responsible Statement and the Documentary Document to the relevant Department of the Municipality.

                No No


              • 5 Verification of the completeness of the supporting documents

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description The Department's clerk receives the file and controls the supporting documents – forms submitted for their completeness.

                No No


              • 6 Information on the completeness of supporting documents

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description If one of the supporting documents is found to be missing, the interested party shall be informed of the presentation.

                No No


              • 7 Checking the correctness of supporting documents

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description The Director of the Department shall check the supporting documents as to their correctness.

                No No


              • 8 Documents transmitted

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description The staff member of the Department shall forward the plans/studies of the building to the appropriate Building Suite Commission.

                No No


              • 9 Checking of plans/studies and drafting of a recommendation

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Commitee

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description The Appropriate Control Committee shall check the plans/studies and draw up a recommendation to pre-authorise projects/studies in terms of functionality.

                No No


              • 10 Transmission of a pre-authorisation recommendation

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Commitee

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description The Committee for Adequate Buildings shall forward the recommendation for the approval of the projects in terms of functionality to the competent section of the Municipality.

                No No


              • 11 Submission of documents for the issue of the building licence

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description The Department's official shall submit the plans/studies and suggestions for functionality pre-authorisation to the relevant Construction Agency or Urban Office of the Municipality for the issue of a building licence.

                No No


              • 12 Issue of a Building licence

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Department

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description The relevant Building Service or the Urban Office of the relevant municipality shall issue the building permit.

                No No


              • 13 Receipt of an application for a fire safety attestation

                Responsible for Implementation Competent body

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description The person(s) concerned shall submit a request for a fire safety attestation to the Fire Service by presenting the permit for construction.

                No No


              • 14 Engaging autopsy

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Commitee

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description The Appropriate Committee shall carry out an autopsy at the plant.

                No No


              • 15 Drawing up of a report on the granting of a licence

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Commitee

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description The Appropriate Committee shall draw up a report on the authorisation and transmit it to the competent Section.

                No No


              • 16 Drafting of a recommendation for the granting of a licence

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description The staff member of the Department shall draw up a recommendation for the authorisation and transmit it to the Head of Division.

                No No


              • 17 Signature of recommendation

                Responsible for Implementation Responsible Head of Department

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description The Head/H of the Department shall sign the recommendation and transmit it for signature to the Head/Higher of the Directorate.

                No No


              • 18 Signature of recommendation

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Director

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description The Head/H of the Directorate-General shall sign the recommendation and transmit it for signature to the Head/Higher of the Directorate-General.

                No No


              • 19 Signature of recommendation

                Responsible for Implementation Competent General Director

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description The Head/H of the Directorate-General shall sign the recommendation and transmit it for signature to the Secretary-General/Secretary of the Municipality.

                No No


              • 20 Signature of recommendation

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Secretary General

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description The General Secretary/Secretary of the Municipality signs the recommendation and sends it for signature to the Vice Mayor.

                No No


              • 21 Signature of recommendation

                Responsible for Implementation Other

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description The Vice Mayor shall sign the recommendation and transmit it for signature to the Mayor.

                No No


              • 22 Signature

                Responsible for Implementation Mayor

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description The Mayor shall sign the licence and send it to the Department to inform the person concerned of receipt.

                No No


              • 23 Authorisation received

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description The Department shall inform the person(s) concerned of the receipt of the authorisation.

                No Yes



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