AQO 3434/22-27 Oral question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities whether he plans to expand the Women's Centre Childcare Fund.
Asked by Michelle Guy MLA on 26 March 2026
- Answered
- Oral
- Tabled
- 26 March 2026
- Answer due by
- 20 April 2026
- Answered
- 20 April 202625 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
There are no plans for an expansion of the current provision of the Womens Child Care Centre Fund.
This fund was established as an interim measure; Strategic Investment Board advised against expansion in advance of an agreed system wide childcare framework.
My officials are currently working on proposals on the future of the funding in light of the Executive’s Early Learning and Childcare Strategy.