AQW 21684/22-27

Mrs Michelle Guy
Alliance Party
Lagan Valley

Tabled Date: 30/01/2025
Answered On Date: 04/02/2025
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Education whether the role of Deputy Secretary for Resources, Governance and Early Years being vacant in his Department is delaying any work on the Childcare and Early Learning Strategy.

Answer:

The Directorate responsible for developing the Executive Early Learning and Childcare Strategy has been temporarily re-assigned to the Deputy Secretary for Education Policy and Children’s Services. There has been no delay in progressing this work.