Written answers
Tuesday, 7 March 2017
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Child Care Services Provision
Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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838. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children that availed of centre based child care, both community and private, in 2016. [12150/17]
Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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Childcare registrations are recorded in line with the academic school year (September to June) and it is therefore not possible to provide the requested details according to the calendar year. Details of registrations, outlined in the following table, are provided for the academic years 2015/2016 and from September 2016 to date.
| - | No. of Unique* Approved Registered Children | No. of Unique* Approved Registered Children |
|---|---|---|
| Organisation Type | 2015/2016 (Sep 2015-June 2016) | 2016/2017 (Sep 2016 to date) |
| Community/Voluntary Organisation | 43,764 | 46,435 |
| Private Enterprise | 60,656 | 88,308 |
| Grand Total | 104,420 | 134,743 |
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