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SDLP economy spokesperson Sinéad McLaughlin MLA says the Executive must move beyond warm words on childcare and urges a funded plan, after an Assembly motion she amended to set a deadline for an Early Learning and Childcare Strategy passed.
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SDLP... no, Sinn Féin MLA Cathy Mason urges Education Minister Paul Givan to set a date for publishing the long-delayed childcare strategy, which he has said will come in the coming weeks. She says rising costs leave parents and providers under strain and wants the strategy to cover children with…
Education Issue: Childcare strategy publication timing from Education Minister Original release: Childcare strategy must be delivered without delay – Mason (opens in a new tab)
Sinn Féin MLA Cathy Mason says the draft childcare strategy needs to cut costs for parents, back struggling providers and expand Irish Medium provision. She says it lacks a commitment that Childcare Subsidy Scheme support will keep pace with inflation, and urges public responses to the consultation.
Education Economy and employment Issue: Draft Early Years and Childcare Strategy consultation Original release: Childcare Strategy must deliver for families – Mason (opens in a new tab)
Sinn Féin MLA Cathy Mason calls on the education minister to publish a timeline for delivering a childcare strategy, saying families and providers cannot wait any longer and parents are frustrated by the department's lack of communication on affordable childcare.
Alliance childcare spokesperson Kate Nicholl MLA urges the Education Minister to publish a plan and timeline for the Childcare Strategy, and to provide emergency support for providers facing fee rises, ahead of an Assembly debate.
Education Issue: Assembly debate on childcare reform and Early Learning and Childcare Strategy Original release: There is no time to waste in delivering on childcare reform, says Nicholl, ahead of Assembly debate (opens in a new tab)
Alliance MLA Connie Egan says Northern Ireland families are left further behind after the Spring Budget childcare measures, which do not extend to NI parents. She calls for a restored Executive and a Childcare Strategy, citing 44% of parents facing childcare difficulties.
Education Economy and employment Issue: Spring Budget 2023 childcare measures and Northern Ireland exclusion Original release: Northern Ireland left even further behind on childcare, says Egan, after announcement of Spring Budget (opens in a new tab)
Sinn Féin MLA Cathy Mason calls on the Education Minister to progress a Childcare Strategy that builds on Executive measures such as the Childcare Subsidy Scheme, urging it to address special educational needs, disabilities, Irish‑medium learners and to lower parents’ bills while supportingproviders