Written answers
Tuesday, 2 February 2016
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Early Childhood Care Education
Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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280. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the eligibility to free preschooling of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4437/16]
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme is implemented by my Department and provides free pre-school care and education for children before they commence primary school.
Children born between the 2 February 2011 and 30 June 2012 are eligible to avail of the free pre-school provision in the current school year. Under the current criteria for eligibility, the 30th day of June is the determining date for eligibility and not 3 July as suggested in your question. Children born in July 2012 are eligible to avail of the free pre-school provision in the school year commencing in September 2016.
Based on the information provided in your question this child is eligible for the programme in the current school year.
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