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Childcare Services

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 2 March 2022

Wednesday, 2 March 2022

Ceisteanna (140)

Kathleen Funchion

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140. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children enrolled in school age children services nationally. [11805/22]

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Data from the Annual Early Years Sector Profile, gathered in June 2021, estimated that there were 181.565 children enrolled in early learning and childcare services nationally. Of these children, approximately 18% were classified as school-going children.

This data is based on early learning and childcare services in contract to provide DCEDIY funding schemes only. In addition to this, there are up to 600 standalone school-age childcare services registered with Tusla providing services to school-going children but not in contract to provide DCEDIY schemes.

My Department continues to monitor developments in relation to early learning and childcare capacity.

In this context, data collection for the 2022 Annual Early Years Sector Profile will commence in April to provide an updated estimate of, inter alia, enrolments in DCEDIY funded services.

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