A pre-school worker says that "children are being punished" by budget cuts as vital early years education funding is set to end in June.
The Pathway Fund, which was set up to boost the development of children from 0-4 in Northern Ireland is set to come to an end at the end of June, with around 10,000 children losing access to vital support in their pre-school years.
The loss of funding also means that 500 jobs are now at risk as pre-schools may not be able to cover their staffing costs and some may have to shut entirely.
