770 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children the take up in the preschool early childhood and education scheme since its first inception, indicating the total capacity of providers who applied to participate in this scheme distinguishing those providing child care facilities and those providing more structured educational programmes; and in each case indicating the participation levels in January 2010 and in September 2010 of children in the different categories; if she will provide a commentary on the trends in the take up of this scheme, dealing in particular with the impact of recession and unemployment on participation, and on the patterns, if any, of parents switching to more structured educational programmes instead of child care as a result of the introduction of the scheme. [33436/10]

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770 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children the take up in the preschool early childhood and education scheme since its first inception, indicating the total capacity of providers who applied to participate in this scheme distinguishing those providing child care facilities and those providing more structured educational programmes; and in each case indicating the participation levels in January 2010 and in September 2010 of children in the different categories; if she will provide a commentary on the trends in the take up of this scheme, dealing in particular with the impact of recession and unemployment on participation, and on the patterns, if any, of parents switching to more structured educational programmes instead of child care as a result of the introduction of the scheme. [33436/10]

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1. 29 September 2010

   Preschool Services

   770 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children the take up in the preschool early childhood and education scheme since its first inception, indicating the total capacity of providers who applied to participate in this scheme distinguishing those providing child care facilities and those providing more structured educational programmes; and in each case indicating the participation levels in January 2010 and in September 2010 of children in the different categories; if she will provide a commentary on the trends in the take up of this scheme, dealing in particular with the impact of recession and unemployment on participation, and on the patterns, if any, of parents switching to more structured educational programmes instead of child care as a result of the introduction of the scheme. [33436/10]

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