Written answers

Tuesday, 13 February 2024

Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Early Childhood Care and Education

Photo of Aindrias MoynihanAindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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523. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the final report is available on independent review of the ECCE programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6040/24]

Photo of Roderic O'GormanRoderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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In line with a commitment in First 5, my Department appointed Stranmillis University College, Belfast to undertake an independent review of the ECCE programme. The review was designed to assess whether the ECCE Programme is meeting its core objectives and to identify any opportunities for enhancements that can be made to the Programme, based on international evidence and experience to date.

The final report of the Review is nearly complete. Once it has been finalised, I will consider the findings from the Review and consider any policy changes that may need to be made to the programme.

A report of the findings from the Review will be published in the coming months.

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