Ms Bernie McNally:

The support of the legislators for the legislative amendments that the Minister is proposing, exploring and will hopefully advance, would be hugely appreciated.

There is also a need to deliver the First 5 strategy. I spoke with a major organisation in recent days which cross-referenced the First 5 strategy with everything parents are currently talking about and discovered that the strategy captures everything. If we implement First , we will completely transform the sector and every element of it, including access, affordability and quality. The support of every Department involved with First 5 would be hugely beneficial.

It is important to continue to raise awareness of Children First. That is one of the positives that will come out of this. All of this attention reminds everybody - front-line workers, managers and policymakers - of their responsibilities regarding Children First.