Northern Ireland remains the only UK jurisdiction without funded childcare provision.

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INACCURATE WITH CONSIDERATION. The Northern Ireland Government funds the provision of pre-school education, which in the rest of the UK, Ireland, and wider Europe is defined as “Early Childhood Education and Care”. Residents of Northern Ireland are also eligible for some UK-wide childcare subsidy schemes.

Reviewed by Fact Check NI ↗ · December 10, 2019