Pre-school and primary school children responded to a consultation by using a variety of creative projects, including painting what sort of country they would like to grow up in. Pre-school children also had discussions with trained early years specialists from NIPPA and Playboard, and spoke to camera in a 'vox pop' booth.
Des Browne, minister responsible for the development of a children's strategy in Northern Ireland, said, 'Until recently the idea of consulting with younger children would have been alien to us in government, but research has demonstrated that even very young children are able to express views in ways appropriate to them.'
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