The issue of high childcare costs in Northern Ireland has emerged as an urgent priority for politicians at Stormont, with Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly highlighting the need for urgent alternatives, a Childcare Initiative, and necessary supports to ensure affordability and provision. On #SundayPolitics, she will discuss potential solutions and the need for swift action, acknowledging the financially pressured situation for families and the subpar quality of public services. The average cost for a full-time childcare place in Northern Ireland is now over £10,000 a year per child. Sinn Féin's Liz Kimmons urges the Education Minister to develop a long-discussed childcare strategy, while Alliance's Kate Nicholl advocates for a bespoke system tailored for Northern Ireland. Suzy Journo will provide analysis on the topic.
#SundayPolitics with @MarkCarruthers7 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗻 @𝗕𝗕𝗖𝗶𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 Deputy First Minister @little_pengelly Childcare crisis & costs @HamiltonAoife @LizK1988 @KateNicholl Analysis @SuzyJourno Watch here: https://t.co/0t8t87BLpY https://t.co/BSPUy8yqin
"It is in crisis. We need to move quickly." "There are urgent actions that we need to take now because families & childcare settings are under huge pressure." dFM @little_pengelly - on the need to tackle childcare costs. #SundayPolitics @MarkCarruthers7 https://t.co/8GdYy1F4MT
"We can't put in place a system which isn't going to work. We need to look at a bespoke system for Northern Ireland." Alliance's @KateNicholl - on tackling childcare costs. @MarkCarruthers7 #SundayPolitics https://t.co/LI4cPd0SS1
"We want the Education Minister to develop the childcare strategy that we've been talking about for so long." Sinn Féin's @LizK1988 #SundayPolitics @MarkCarruthers7 https://t.co/v31CcK0azP
"We are in a financially pressured situation for families. Instead of asking them to pay more we need to be looking at additional supports." dFM @little_pengelly - on whether she supports Stormont raising more revenue. #SundayPolitics | @MarkCarruthers7 https://t.co/a0CmbBMcsh
"The quality of our public services is not up to scratch. Asking people to pay more for poor public services is not a sustainable position." dFM @little_pengelly - on whether the Executive will seek to raise further revenue. #SundayPolitics @MarkCarruthers7 https://t.co/QTJJow4KIc
#SundayPolitics Live on BBC One Ni & @BBCiPlayer https://t.co/z0xxQVJrgw
Good Morning ☀️ Coming up on #SundayPolitics 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 @little_pengelly 𝗧𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 @HamiltonAoife @LizK1988 @KateNicholl 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 @SuzyJourno Live at 10am | BBC One NI @BBCiPlayer After #BBCLauraK https://t.co/BrmQMnSCf0
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We’ll be discussing the issues around childcare provision & costs on #SundayPolitics tomorrow morning. What should Executive ministers & Assembly members do? 📺 BBC One NI | 10am https://t.co/t3fcKb5aKF
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Lots of stressed parents that will be trying to find urgent alternatives. Demonstrates why we need a Childcare Initiative and necessary supports to ensure both affordability and provision. This will be an urgent and key priority for us in Government. https://t.co/npfzisdPOU
On #SundayPolitics this weekend with @MarkCarruthers7 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 @little_pengelly 𝗧𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 @HamiltonAoife Sinn Féin’s @LizK1988 Alliance’s @KateNicholl 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 @SuzyJourno Live at 10am on BBC One NI https://t.co/otEPKyFC12
Tomorrow on #SundayPolitics 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 What should Stormont do to tackle high costs? And how quickly can it act? @EFCCG @LizK1988 @KateNicholl 10am | BBC One Ni & @BBCiPlayer @MarkCarruthers7 @BBCNewsNI https://t.co/50EEXpv27F
Coming up tomorrow on #SundayPolitics 𝗘𝗺𝗺𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲-𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 Live in studio with @MarkCarruthers7 🔴BBC One NI & @BBCiPlayer | 10am https://t.co/FaUdb12LfR
On #SundayPolitics this wkend Politicians at Stormont say tackling the costs of childcare is an urgent priority. So what can they do? And how quickly? In Dec, figures suggested the average cost of a full-time childcare place in NI is now more than £10,000 a year for one child. https://t.co/c71kQfbVuo