AQO 1108/22-27 Oral question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education to outline the support provided by his Department to pre-school and nursery school settings with Children Looked After on their enrolment.
Asked by Nick Mathison MLA on 24 October 2024
- Answered
- Oral
- After due date
- Tabled
- 24 October 2024
- Answer due by
- 11 November 2024
- Answered
- 12 November 202419 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
My department does not currently provide additional supports to pre-school and nursery school settings with Children Looked After.
Interventions have been developed and piloted for children looked after as part of the Early Intervention Transformation Programme, however the initial focus has been on primary-age children. Any expansion into early years settings will be contingent upon the availability of financial resources.