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Asked by Nick

AQW 25871/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education

To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of statutory pre-school settings in 2024-25 that had non-target age children in their intake.

Asked by Nick Mathison MLA on 9 April 2025

  • Answered
  • Written
  • Priority
Tabled
9 April 2025
Answer due by
14 April 2025
Answered
10 April 20251 day after tabling
Department
Department of Education
Priority question
Yes

Answer

In the current 2024-25 academic year 183 statutory pre-school settings have admitted penultimate age children with 1,396 obtaining a funded pre-school education place.

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