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3-year olds and there is therefore a demand for kindergarten places from
outside the new age range for which kindergartens are intended.
Provision of Child Care Centre Places
9.4
The following table shows the planned provision of child care centre places compared with the demand estimated above and the consequent shortfall of
places anticipated over the next few years. The Government intends to give priority
to satisfying the demand for fee assisted places and it will be noted that
the planned provision will more than meet this aim. The Green Paper envisaged that full provision of places would be achieved in ten years. It is now estimated that this can be realised within eight years.
Year
Demand
Planned Provision
Shortfall
1982
30700
17250
13450
1983
44100
22650
21450
1984
55200
28650
26550
1985
56200
33350
22850
1986
56900
37950
18950
1987
58000
42650
15350
1988
58900
47350
11550
1989
59500
51950
7550
1990
59700
56450
3250
1991
59500
59500
1992
59000
59000
Demand for Staff for Child Care Centres
9.5
A
Based on the planned provision of places, it is estimated that
the staff required for child care centres will be as follows:
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