AQW 25706/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education

To ask the Minister of Education what percentage of pre-school settings in 2024-25 were from the non-statutory sector.

Asked by Nick Mathison MLA on 7 April 2025

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Tabled
7 April 2025
Answer due by
10 April 2025
Answered
7 April 20250 days after tabling
Department
Department of Education
Priority question
Yes

Answer

In the 2024-25 academic year there are a total of 671 funded pre-school education settings participating in the Pre-School Education Programme. 322 of these, or 48%, are non-statutory settings.

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