A study also found Ireland and the UK are among the countries with the highest costs for full-time childcare
Parents in Northern Ireland are more reliant on family and friends for childcare than those in Ireland, a study has found.
Children in both jurisdictions are entitled to some hours of free pre-school care, with 15 hours in Ireland and 12.5 hours in Northern Ireland. Ireland and the UK are among the countries with the highest costs for full-time childcare in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, with similar affordability issues.
"For example, extensions in the hours of universal pre-school provision have been implemented in the rest of the UK but not yet in Northern Ireland," it said.
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