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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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