evidence: CLAIM: 73% of childcare settings in Northern Ireland have either increased fees in 2024, or plan to do so before the end of June. On 9 April in a statement about childcare costs delivered to the Northern Ireland Assembly, Alliance MLA Kate Nicholl said: "73% of providers have eitherArticles | [...] On 11 March, Belfast Live posted on its Facebook page that: "Northern Ireland has been named as one of the cheapest regions in the UKArticles |