AQW 6409/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on funding plans for Nurture Groups in schools.
Asked by Nick Mathison MLA on 14 February 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 14 February 2024
- Answer due by
- 29 February 2024
- Answered
- 19 February 20245 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Department’s budget allocation for 2024/25 is still to be confirmed and I am therefore not in a position to provide an update on the Department’s funding allocation for Nurture provision as a whole, or for Nurture Groups specifically, in the upcoming financial year.
Officials have commenced work to develop options for the Department’s future, longer-term approach to supporting Nurture provision, with a view to establishing a sustainable model that will ensure we are effectively targeting and supporting those children who are most in need of this type of intervention.