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  • Children and Young People

    Topics:
    • Children and Young People Issues

    More in this topic

    • Update: October 2024
    • Update: July 2024
    • Priorities for Youth (PfY) Policy Review
    • Amalgamation for Standardisation Pilot decisions 2023
    • Expert Panel To Address Persistent Educational Underachievement
    • Amalgamation for Standardisation Pilot decisions 2022
    • Play Matters
    • Nurture Provision in Primary Schools
    • Full service programmes
    • Youth Service
    • School age mothers programme
    • Children and Young People
    • Executive Early Learning and Childcare Strategy
    • School Uniform Legislation

    Related to Children and Young People

    Most recent publications

    • Children and Young Peoples Strategy - Population Indicators Framework

      Published 12 December 2025
    • Sure Start Report Card - 2024/25

      Published 27 October 2025
    See all publications in this topic

    Most recent consultations

    • Consultation on Deferring School Starting Age

      Published 9 November 2021 Consultation closed
    See all consultations in this topic

    Most recent news items

    • Education Minister announces new round of funding to support early years

      Published 26 November 2024
    • Minister launches Pre-school Toolkit for Diversity

      Published 11 October 2024
    See all news in this topic

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    How to request information from the Department of Education including Freedom of Information (FOI) and the use of our Publication Scheme. The Department publishes responses to requests for information made under FOI in its Disclosure Log

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