AQW 20466/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education whether preschool places in Balnamill Little Learners for 2025-26 will be impacted by the recent decision to close Balnamore Primary School.
Asked by Sian Mulholland MLA on 13 January 2025
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 13 January 2025
- Answer due by
- 28 January 2025
- Answered
- 17 January 20254 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Education Authority (EA) has responsibility for allocating funded pre-school education places to non-statutory pre-school providers participating in the Pre-School Education Programme (PSEP) and has confirmed that Balnamill Little Learners is not and has never been a participant in the PSEP.
The EA has confirmed that sufficient PSEP funded pre-school places are available within the area to provide a funded pre-school place for every target aged child whose parents want it.