Debate contribution: Preschool Admissions

Debate contribution by Ms Joanne Bunting on 12 May 2025.

MLA: Ms Joanne Bunting
Party at the time: Democratic Unionist Party
Date: 12 May 2025
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Preschool Admissions
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 4937751

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I am really grateful to the Minister for that comprehensive answer, because, as he well knows, the current criteria are proving really detrimental to working families, who either struggle to get their child placed and end up paying for childcare or get their child placed far from home. I give credit to the Minister for providing financial assistance with childcare to thousands of homes across Northern Ireland. He has given some indication of the timeline, but can he tell us how long it will take before everybody has access to 22·5 hours? What can be done to assist working parents in the interim?

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This follow-up belongs to: Oral question AQO 1965/22-27.

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