# childcare - Wednesday 22 June, 2022
# Childcare
# Childcare
Higher inflation and historically low funding are leading to many services falling into ‘real financial difficulty’, a leader in the sector said.
# childcare - Tuesday 21 June, 2022
# Childcare
# Childcare
Under the Government’s core funding model, fees will be frozen at the rate that was in place in September 2021.
# childcare - Monday 20 June, 2022
Martin warned that the toughest period in this crisis could be wintertime.
# childcare - Monday 13 June, 2022
# Baby On Board
# Baby On Board
The bundles will be distributed to 500 newborns and their parents.
# childcare - Saturday 11 June, 2022
# Cost Of Living
# Cost Of Living
Members of the Social Democrats convened today for its first in-person conference since 2019.
# childcare - Friday 13 May, 2022
# Cost Of Childcare
# Cost Of Childcare
A new report finds that the average weekly fee nationally per child for full day childcare is €186.84.
# childcare - Sunday 24 April, 2022
# Capping Fees
Childcare fees will be capped at September 2021 levels if a deal can be done on pay and conditions. Tánaiste Leo Varadkar says increased subsidies should be used to reduce costs considerably for parents. Government believes a reduction in the cost of childcare 'will help with cost of living'.
# childcare - Tuesday 12 April, 2022
# Inflation
# Inflation
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said indexing the tax bands further is needed now more than ever.
# childcare - Tuesday 15 February, 2022
# Childcare
# Childcare
Noteworthy’s Peter McGuire and Professor Mathias Urban tell Susan Daly about the challenges facing Ireland’s childcare system.
# childcare - Thursday 3 February, 2022
# Childcare Crossroads
# Childcare Crossroads
As part of a Noteworthy and The Good Information Project deep-dive into childcare, we look to how other countries are managing the sector.
# Childcare Crossroads
Cost of childcare in Ireland is among the highest in the EU and parental leave entitlements among the worst, writes Peter McGuire. This Noteworthy and The Good Information Project deep-dive finds that planned State investment will not deliver a sustainable, universal, model of care. While the ECCE preschool scheme deemed a success, care for under-3s and primary school children is inconsistent.
# childcare - Monday 31 January, 2022
# Broken
# Broken
We asked parents to share their stories. Here’s what they told us.
# childcare - Friday 28 January, 2022
# Your Say
# Your Say
The need for affordable childcare has consistently been highlighted as an issue for working parents.
# childcare - Friday 21 January, 2022
# Get In Touch
# Get In Touch
Whatever your situation is, we want to hear what change you’d like to see to the current childcare system.
# childcare - Tuesday 14 December, 2021
# Childcare
# Childcare
Tests will be available to children aged four and over and staff in a pod where there’s a confirmed Covid case.
# childcare - Tuesday 5 October, 2021
# No Child Left Behind
# No Child Left Behind
They say services are “chronically underfunded”.
# childcare - Sunday 3 October, 2021
# Childcare
# Childcare
Fine Gael is calling for a ‘major re-prioritisation’ of early childhood by the Government and policymakers.
# childcare - Saturday 28 August, 2021
# Your Say
# Your Say
Readers have shared their difficulties in trying to access childcare services.
# Joining The Dots
Every year, tens of thousands of parents around the country seek out childcare, but many say it has become an increasingly difficult search. We asked readers to share their experiences and struggles with childcare in Ireland. Here are their stories, collected by Lauren Boland.
# childcare - Thursday 26 August, 2021
# Get In Touch
# Get In Touch
We want to piece together the picture of what finding childcare looks like in Ireland – here’s how you can take part.
# Early Years
# Early Years
Teresa Heeney described the situation for new parents as “unacceptable”.
# childcare - Thursday 5 August, 2021
# Opinion
# Opinion
‘Ask your Ma for help’ is not a good public policy for childcare in Ireland, writes Liz Carolan.
# childcare - Friday 18 June, 2021
# Childcare Costs
# Childcare Costs
Ireland is in line with other rich countries such as Switzerland and New Zealand in the cost to care for two children.
# childcare - Saturday 29 May, 2021
# Childcare Crossroads
# Childcare Crossroads
The National Women’s Council says inadequate State investment in childcare has led to an unsustainable system in crisis.
# childcare - Sunday 2 May, 2021
# The Good Information Project
# The Good Information Project
The Citizens Assembly has recommended a publicly-funded childcare model in future to address the high cost parents face.
# childcare - Thursday 4 February, 2021
# Department Of Children
# Department Of Children
The department appointed former Labour Court chairman and barrister Dr Kevin Duffy as the independent chairman of the process.
# childcare - Friday 29 January, 2021
# Child Welfare
# Child Welfare
Childcare provider Regina Bushell says the government has not inspired confidence with regard to how childcare will work throughout 2021.
# childcare - Friday 8 January, 2021
# Level 5
# Level 5
The IBEC groups said all childcare services will be open for children of frontline and essential workers and vulnerable children.
# childcare - Wednesday 6 January, 2021
# Creche
# Creche
The measures will remain in place until at least the end of January.
# childcare - Monday 4 January, 2021
# Childcare
# Childcare
The government has asked parents who are not essential workers to keep their children at home.
# childcare - Monday 19 October, 2020
# Childcare
# Childcare
The review was undertaken by Crowe in association with Apteligen in 2018.
# childcare - Monday 14 September, 2020
# Opinion
# Opinion
Green Party TD Patrick Costello says foster care in Ireland has been at breaking point for some time and it cannot be ignored any longer.
# childcare - Thursday 23 July, 2020
# Childcare Voices
# Childcare Voices
Prevention and Early Intervention expert Marian Quinn outlines the need for a reimagined after-school sector on the other side of Covid-19.
# childcare - Wednesday 22 July, 2020
# Childcare Voices
# Childcare Voices
Childcare centre owners Sarah O’Leary and and Michele Akerlind explain how better investment can build a well paid and affordable childcare sector.
# childcare - Tuesday 21 July, 2020
# Childcare Voices
# Childcare Voices
In the latest in our Childcare Voices series, Darragh O’Connor of SIPTU outlines why the trade union is calling for big changes in pay and affordability in the sector.
# childcare - Monday 20 July, 2020
# Childcare Voices
# Childcare Voices
Mother Lynda Butler outlines the impact of childcare costs for her first daughter and how high fees are making her think twice about having a second child.
# childcare - Friday 17 July, 2020
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
New mother Patrice Hosford is asking the government to improve the leave entitlements currently available to new parents.
# childcare - Wednesday 15 July, 2020
# Childcare Troubles
# Childcare Troubles
70% of childcare providers are yet to reopen, with only 22% operating at full capacity.
# childcare - Thursday 2 July, 2020
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
One childcare provider shares her thoughts on reopening in the ‘new normal’ and thanks former minister Katherine Zappone for the work she’s done.
# childcare - Sunday 28 June, 2020
# Childcare
# Childcare
Providers say they’ve done everything they can to make things seem normal for children.
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