Kathleen Funchion
Question:289. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of SAC and ECEC services that have ceased offering SAC places. [41049/20]
View answerThursday, 3 December 2020
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My Department does not record data on the number of childcare services that have ceased offering school age childcare places. Providers of early learning and care and school aged childcare series are not required to inform my Department of the number of children in their services, with the exception of those children who receive subsidies under the various funding programmes operated by my Department, including ECCE and the NCS.
Early learning and care and school age childcare services are free to set their own policies with regard to the type of service offered and the age range it is offered to, provided it complies with their Tusla registration. Service providers are not required to inform my Department if they change their policy regarding the age range of service provision.