AQW 44132/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of funded pre-school places; and (ii) the number currently allocated, for each statutory and non-statutory pre-school provider operating in the North Antrim constituency.
Asked by Sian Mulholland MLA on 16 April 2026
- Answered
- Written
- Priority
- Tabled
- 16 April 2026
- Answer due by
- 24 April 2026
- Answered
- 22 April 20266 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- Yes
Answer
The pre-school admissions process is currently ongoing. The below table outlines the information provided by the Education Authority for North Antrim Constituency as at the end of Stage one of the process for the 2026-27 academic year:
| Setting | Statutory/Non-Statutory | PAN / Admissions number | Places filled to date | Places Available |
| Ahoghill & District Community Pre School PG | Non-Statutory | 26 | 19 | 7 |
| Armoy Cross Community PG (Ballymoney) | Non-Statutory | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Ballee Community PG (Ballymena) | Non-Statutory | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| Ballycastle Integrated PS NU | Statutory | 26 | 24 | 2 |
| Ballykeel PS NU (Ballymena) | Statutory | 52 | 45 | 7 |
| Ballymena Integrated Nursery School | Statutory | 104 | 70 | 34 |
| Ballymoney & District Community PG | Non-Statutory | 46 | 43 | 3 |
| Ballymoney Nursery School | Statutory | 104 | 62 | 42 |
| Braidside Integrated PS NU (Ballymena) | Statutory | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| Broughshane Playgroup PG | Non-Statutory | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| Broughshane PS NU (Ballymena) | Statutory | 26 | 24 | 2 |
| Buick Memorial PS NU (Ballymena) | Statutory | 26 | 22 | 4 |
| Bushmills PS NU | Statutory | 26 | 7 | 19 |
| Clough PS NU | Statutory | 26 | 21 | 5 |
| Cloughmills Early Years PG | Non-Statutory | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Dervock Community PG | Non-Statutory | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Dunclug Nursery School (Ballymena) FT | Statutory | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| Dunclug Nursery School (Ballymena) PT | Statutory | 52 | 52 | 0 |
| Gaelscoil An Chaistil PS NU (Ballycastle) | Statutory | 26 | 10 | 16 |
| Glenravel Community PG | Non-Statutory | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| Gracehill and Galgorm Community PG | Non-Statutory | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| Gracehill PS NU (Ballymena) | Statutory | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| Harryville PS NU (Ballymena) | Statutory | 26 | 24 | 2 |
| High Kirk Community Pre-School PG (Ballymena) PT | Non-Statutory | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| Kells and Connor Pre School PG (Ballymena) | Non-Statutory | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| Kenbaan Community Pre School PG | Non-Statutory | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| Kilmoyle PS NU (Ballymoney) | Statutory | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| Kirkinriola Early Years PG (Ballymena) | Non-Statutory | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Ladybirds PG (Ballymena) | Non-Statutory | 48 | 48 | 0 |
| Loughgiel Community Early Years PG | Non-Statutory | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Portglenone Community PG | Non-Statutory | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| Rasharkin Community PG | Non-Statutory | 20 | 18 | 2 |
| See-Saw PG (Ballymoney) | Non-Statutory | 19 | 18 | 1 |
| St Joseph's PS NU (Dunloy) | Statutory | 52 | 39 | 13 |
| St Mary's PS NU (Portglenone) | Statutory | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| St Patrick's & St Brigid's PS NU (Ballycastle) | Statutory | 52 | 43 | 9 |
| St Patrick's PS NU (Loughguile) | Statutory | 26 | 21 | 5 |
| St Patrick's PS NU (Rasharkin) | Statutory | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| Stepping Stones Cross Community PG (Ballymoney) | Non-Statutory | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| Taylorstown Cross Community Pre School Ltd PG | Non-Statutory | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 1208 | 1020 | 188 |