From Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth 

Published on 12 December 2024

Last updated on 12 December 2024

As outlined in the First 5 Implementation Plan (2019) the Department undertook ‘research on the early learning and care and school-age childcare needs of parents who work atypical hours or live in rural communities and develop recommendations for further actions’. This commitment is also shared in the Department of Rural and Community Development’s (DRCD) Our Rural Future: Rural Development Policy, 2021-2025.

The final summary report and reports detailing the quantitative telephone survey and the qualitative focus groups and interviews can be accessed through the links below.

Summary Report - Download HERE

Qualitative Report - Download HERE

Quantative Report - Download HERE