Schools Branch, Pre-School Education Advisory Group (PEAG)

The North Eastern Education and Library Board Pre-School Education Advisory Group (PEAG) was formed in 1998 to implement the Government’s strategic target of securing and funding pre-school education places through the Pre-School Education Expansion Programme.

The PEAG was established by and is accountable to the North Eastern Education and Library Board and includes representatives from the statutory, voluntary and private sectors.  Pre-school education is designed for children in the year immediately before they enter Primary 1 - for September 2008 that means children whose birthday is between 2nd July 2004 and 1 July 2005.  Funded pre-school places are available in nursery schools, nursery units and in voluntary or private playgroups which are part of the pre-school expansion
programme.

Further information can be accessed on the Department of Education’s website:

or from the Board’s Open Enrolment and Transfer Branch

Chairperson

Mrs E Green, NEELB member

Members

Mrs M Bond, Social Worker, Community Causeway HSS Trust
Mrs B Brown, Senior Social Worker, Homefirst Community Trust
Mrs K Burns, CCMS
Mrs C Devlin, Director of Services, NIPPA
Mrs L Erwin, NHSSB
Mrs L Gardiner, Early Years Adviser, NEELB
Miss J Millar, Primary Officer, NEELB
Mr T McBride, The Council for Irish Medium Education
Mrs L McAlpine, Senior Development Officer, NICIE
Mr A Tisdale, Thrushfield Nursery, Private Sector

Secretary

Miss F McKinney, Assistant Advisory Officer, NEELB