AQW 2723/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education

To ask the Minister of Education to detail the (i) timeline of when her Department's Childcare Stakeholder Engagement Forum will be established; and (ii) Terms of Reference for the group.

Asked by Connie Egan MLA on 3 August 2022

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Tabled
3 August 2022
Answer due by
8 August 2022
Answered
8 August 20225 days after tabling
Department
Department of Education
Priority question
Yes

Answer

I will shortly be inviting a range of organisations and individuals to join the Childcare Stakeholder Engagement Forum, with a view to convening the first meeting in the autumn. Draft Terms of Reference for the Forum are being developed and will be considered by the group at its first meeting.

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