90 kids fail in pre-school applications
Minister of Education Caitrona Ruane gave details of the unsuccessful applications at the Stormont Assembly.
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Hide AdShe advised: "The pre-school education expansion programme aims to provide a free place for all children in their immediate pre-school year. Therefore, it is most appropriate to provide the information in relation to those children."
She provided details on the number of children in their immediate pre-school year who were unsuccessful at the end of the admissions processes which concluded on April 30.
She commented: "In order to ensure, as far as possible, that the needs of these children were met, I allocated up to 1.3 million to cover the cost of providing an extra 1200 pre-school places in the voluntary/private sector.
"Many children who were unplaced at the conclusion of the admissions process will have secured a pre-school place before the start of the school year in September."