# childcare - Monday 17 June, 2013
An inspection report handed to parents whose children attend a Dublin creche identified breaches of child-adult ratios yet marked the facility compliant. The HSE said this was an “administrative error”.
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# childcare - Tuesday 11 June, 2013
Frances Fitzgerald has outlined plans to change the childcare regulation system following RTÉ’s exposé last month.
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Also attending the meeting will be the CEO of the Child and Family Support Agency and representatives from Early Childhood Ireland.
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# childcare - Sunday 9 June, 2013
Gardaí found the toddler in the Foxdene estate near the Balgaddy Road, close to where he first went missing.
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In an exclusive interview with TheJournal.ie, the Minister said that some parents are leaving their jobs because of the cost of childcare.
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# childcare - Friday 7 June, 2013
The new ‘Pre-school Quality Agenda’ will ensure action is taken in response to findings of non-compliance.
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# childcare - Tuesday 4 June, 2013
The country’s generous 16-month parental leave can be taken by either parent.
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Figures from the EU statistics agency Eurostat show that fewer young children in Ireland are being cared for in formal structures.
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# childcare - Monday 3 June, 2013
Minister Frances Fitzgerald has ruled it out, but do you think she should change her mind?
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Childcare is more of a vocation than a 9-to-5 – but many workers are still underpaid and underqualified, writes Lisa McInerney.
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# childcare - Sunday 2 June, 2013
“I apologise for that…It was in a queue of things to happen. It was resource-restricted. It will happen now.”
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# childcare - Saturday 1 June, 2013
Little Harvard has defended itself in a letter sent home with children who attend its five creches this week in the wake of the ‘A Breach of Trust’ programme.
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# childcare - Friday 31 May, 2013
They will join childcare organisations in speaking about the findings of the RTÉ undercover footage of three creches in Ireland.
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# childcare - Thursday 30 May, 2013
The Department of Social Protection says no interns have been sent to the creches involved, and none will be.
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A number of internships advertised on the site require only secondary level qualifications.
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Senator Jillian Van Turnhout said that the amount of GDP Ireland spends on preschool care and education compared to other European countries is “stark”.
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# childcare - Wednesday 29 May, 2013
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
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With RTÉ not making the programme available to view again, TheJournal.ie presents an in-depth recap of the programme for those who missed it.
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Frances Fitzgerald says both the Gardaí and the HSE are investigating the footage broadcast on Prime Time last night.
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Enda Kenny told the Dáíl this morning that the government needed to the get the provision of childcare in Ireland right.
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Last night’s shocking revelations in RTÉ’s Prime Time programme have brought the issue of treatment of children in Irish childcare facilities into the spotlight.
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The programme which aired last night showed staff aggressively handling children, shouting at them, and leaving them in high chairs for long periods.
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# childcare - Tuesday 28 May, 2013
The station has promised parents it will only broadcast the programme once and it will not by uploaded to the RTE Player.
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# childcare - Saturday 25 May, 2013
The Assocation of Childhood Professionals have called on the government to work with its members to achieve quality in care.
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# childcare - Thursday 23 May, 2013
5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock.
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“Nightmare situation” for parents as RTE uncover possible mistreatment of children in Dublin creches.
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# childcare - Wednesday 24 April, 2013
A total of 6,000 places will be available when the scheme is implemented in full.
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# childcare - Thursday 28 March, 2013
The Transport Minister said earlier this week that women would have to quit their jobs if they earned less than the childcare expenses.
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Enda Kenny’s attempt to reassure women over the insolvency controversy does not go far enough, writes Irene Gunning, who says without any form of subsidy, supports or tax relief, childcare costs are borne fully by parents, limiting job options.
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# childcare - Tuesday 5 March, 2013
A survey has shown that costs are also preventing many parents from taking up employment.
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# childcare - Thursday 21 February, 2013
The crèche is closed as a precaution to prevent the spread of the infection.
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# childcare - Wednesday 20 February, 2013
Do we need to give parents more time for business pursuits?
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If we want more women to become entrepreneurs and help rebuild the economy, then a national childcare scheme is needed, says Sarah Nic Lochlainn.
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# childcare - Thursday 11 October, 2012
Here’s the things we learned, shared and loved today.
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# childcare - Saturday 11 August, 2012
BREAKING via The Mire wire: The underground sect which has never been exposed to Craig Doyle – and would you trust NAMA to mind your children?
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# childcare - Tuesday 7 August, 2012
An Irish Independent survey finds that the costs of having one child in daytime care is often higher than a mortgage.
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# childcare - Wednesday 1 August, 2012
Preschool and creche operators say they cannot afford to cover the cost of Minister Burton’s proposal.
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# childcare - Thursday 19 July, 2012
The Department of Finance is refusing to run the numbers on making childcare tax deductible. It’s not good enough, writes Stephen Donnelly.
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# childcare - Monday 9 July, 2012
…So why is the Department of Finance dragging its heels on figuring out that this policy would be cash-positive for the State, asks independent TD Stephen Donnelly.
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