'With the funding stopping at the end of June, 10,000 children in 187 communities will now lose out on early years support and 500 jobs will be put at risk.'
A pre-school worker says that "children are being punished" by budget cuts as vital early years education funding is set to end in June.
Read more: Teachers 'buying resources for pupils due to lack of investment' despite financial pressures She said: "The loss of The Pathway Fund will be a devasting blow to children and families across Northern Ireland and rob them of much needed support for their development in early years. "The loss of this funding will also mean that nurserys may have to raise their prices in order to stay open, which will add further financial pressures on families and it could stop parents from working due to the lack of childcare.A petition launched by Early Years calling for fund to be allocated to support The Pathway Fund has been signed by over 4,000 people since it was launched on Tuesday.
The Department of Education has said that its budget allocation has been "extremely challenging" and that an interim allocation of funding for The Pathway Fund has been made until June 30, 2023.
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