AQW 35712/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on the work undertaken by Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, to better understand parents’ childcare requirements.
Asked by Nick Mathison MLA on 18 November 2025
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 18 November 2025
- Answer due by
- 3 December 2025
- Answered
- 21 November 20253 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The first release of the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) Northern Ireland Childcare Survey Results were published as Official Statistics on 8 May 2025. Since that time, NISRA has published supplementary data.
The survey results and supplementary data can be accessed via the following link - Northern Ireland Childcare Survey Results.
The NISRA survey, alongside stakeholder engagement and other research, has informed the development of the draft Early Learning and Childcare Strategy which I issued to Executive colleagues on 14 November 2025 seeking agreement to issue for public consultation.