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Childcare strategy must be delivered without delay – Mason
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)
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Childcare Strategy must deliver for families – Mason
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)
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Education minister must publish timeline for delivery of childcare strategy – Mason
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.
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There is no time to waste in delivering on childcare reform, says Nicholl, ahead of Assembly debate
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)
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Northern Ireland left even further behind on childcare, says Egan, after announcement of Spring Budget
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)
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Childcare Strategy must build on Executive interventions – Mason
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
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Economy Minister must step up on childcare: Forsythe
DUP MLA Diane Forsythe calls on the Economy Minister to act on the Executive's childcare commitment, arguing all relevant Ministers should share responsibility rather than leaving it to the Education Minister. She cites 14,000 children receiving childcare bill reductions and a £2million assessment…
Education Economy and employment Original release: Economy Minister must step up on childcare: Forsythe (opens in a new tab)
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Executive needed to improve childcare and early education- Brogan
Sinn Féin MLA Nicola Brogan welcomes the Education Minister's commitment to gradually expand pre-school provision to 22.5 hours weekly, arguing it must sit within a wider childcare strategy. She calls for a departmental review of current provision and an Executive restored urgently, and accuses…
Education Issue: Education Minister's pre-school provision announcement Original release: Executive needed to improve childcare and early education- Brogan (opens in a new tab)
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Childcare announcement a missed opportunity : Forsythe
DUP childcare spokesperson and South Down MLA Diane Forsythe says the Chancellor's Budget childcare announcement for England was a missed opportunity, arguing the staggered extra hours will not help parents now and the 30-hour rise may slip past the next General Election. She calls for an increase…
Education Public finance and taxation Issue: Spring Budget 2023 childcare measures and Northern Ireland exclusion Original release: Childcare announcement a missed opportunity : Forsythe (opens in a new tab)
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Mason asks Education Minister to consider interim support for childcare providers
SDLP... no, Sinn Féin MLA Cathy Mason urges the Education Minister to examine short-term funding for childcare providers, citing providers at breaking point, some running at a loss and recent closures. She says a fully funded childcare strategy is needed.
Education Economy and employment Original release: Mason asks Education Minister to consider interim support for childcare providers (opens in a new tab)
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Change of DUP policy on childcare is significant win for Alliance, says Nicholl
Alliance childcare spokesperson Kate Nicholl MLA cautiously welcomes the Education Minister's interim childcare support, praising its subsidy approach over a free hours model as a shift in DUP policy, while warning of insufficient focus on poverty.
Education Issue: £25m early years and childcare support package for 2024/25 Original release: Change of DUP policy on childcare is significant win for Alliance, says Nicholl (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance MPs will push for improvements to childcare scheme, says Nicholl
Alliance General Election candidate Kate Nicholl says Alliance MPs will press Westminster for changes to the tax-free childcare scheme, including clearer information, a higher or removed cap, and raising relief from 20 to 35 per cent. She urges quick implementation of the interim childcare support…
Education Public finance and taxation Issue: Interim childcare support announcement for Northern Ireland Original release: Alliance MPs will push for improvements to childcare scheme, says Nicholl (opens in a new tab)
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We need more investment in childcare, not less says Egan, as future of Bright Start funding put at risk
Alliance education spokesperson Connie Egan MLA warns that almost 50 childcare settings funded by Bright Start could close under proposals to end funding in June. She calls for greater childcare investment, a Childcare Strategy and a restored Executive to protect the programme.
Education Economy and employment Issue: Bright Start childcare funding proposed end in June Original release: We need more investment in childcare, not less says Egan, as future of Bright Start funding put at risk (opens in a new tab)
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Forsythe – Time for Treasury action on childcare
DUP Childcare spokesperson and South Down MLA Diane Forsythe writes to the Chancellor urging an urgent increase to the Tax Free Childcare allowance, saying working families are struggling and immediate support is needed after the recent budget omitted the measure.
Social security and welfare Economy and employment Issue: 2023 UK budget statement Original release: Forsythe – Time for Treasury action on childcare (opens in a new tab)
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McAllister calls for urgency in reforming children’s social care services.
Alliance Health spokesperson Nuala McAllister MLA calls for more urgency in reforming children's social care services, saying the lack of progress since the Ray Jones review's 53 recommendations is embarrassing and that the Health Minister and department must move faster.
Health Issue: Ray Jones children's social care review implementation conference Original release: McAllister calls for urgency in reforming children’s social care services. (opens in a new tab)
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Chancellor must take action on childcare : Forsythe
South Down MLA Diane Forsythe writes to the Chancellor urging the government to raise the tax‑free childcare contribution to at least 30% and eliminate the current cap in the forthcoming budget, citing family cost pressures and provider closures.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: 2024 UK budget childcare contribution Original release: Chancellor must take action on childcare : Forsythe (opens in a new tab)
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2024 must be the year we deliver a bespoke childcare scheme for Northern Ireland, says Nicholl
Alliance's Kate Nicholl MLA calls for a bespoke childcare scheme for Northern Ireland in 2024, rather than copying English policy, pointing to rising costs for parents and to Alliance's Children First proposals published in October 2023. She urges the DUP to end its boycott so the Assembly and…
Education Economy and employment Original release: 2024 must be the year we deliver a bespoke childcare scheme for Northern Ireland, says Nicholl (opens in a new tab)
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Childcare must be a day one priority for the next Executive, says Nicholl
Alliance South Belfast MLA Kate Nicholl says childcare costs must be tackled immediately by the next Executive, citing a Melted Parents NI survey in which over 82% of parents said cost had shaped their choice not to have more children.
Education Economy and employment Issue: Melted Parents NI childcare cost survey and Stormont event Original release: Childcare must be a day one priority for the next Executive, says Nicholl (opens in a new tab)
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Forsythe urges Chancellor to prioritise childcare support in Spring…
DUP MLA Diane Forsythe urges Chancellor Rachel Reeves to raise the tax-free childcare allowance from 20% to at least 30% and remove the cap in the Spring Statement, citing pressures on working families. She also points to the Northern Ireland childcare support scheme introduced by Education…
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: Spring Statement childcare support tax-free allowance request Original release: Forsythe urges Chancellor to prioritise childcare support in Spring… (opens in a new tab)