Written answers

Thursday, 3 December 2020

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

Early Childhood Care and Education

Photo of Kathleen FunchionKathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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287. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the percentage increase and or decrease in ECCE registrations compared to 2019. [41047/20]

Photo of Roderic O'GormanRoderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The Early Childhood Care and Education Programme (ECCE) programme is a universal free two-year pre-school programme available to all children within the eligible age range of 2 years 8 months to 5 years 6 months.

The number of children registered on ECCE as of 2 December 2020 was 100, 800. This is a 2% reduction on the same period in 2019. This reduction in demand for ECCE places was expected due to demographic changes; Covid does not appear to have had an impact on demand for ECCE services.

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