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# Childcare

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'The kids know something's wrong': Staff at Tallaght Hospital crèche fight its closure
22 May 2014
11.1k
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'People are raging': Bríd Smith is capitalising on voter anger
21 May 2014
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The 9 at 9: Thursday
15 May 2014
6.4k
4
Efforts to improve standards after RTÉ creche investigation "have not been enough"
15 May 2014
6.8k
15
Appeal for funding as largest community childcare centre in Ireland faces closure
13 May 2014
9.9k
15
Parents urged have 'asthma plan' for child sufferers as emergency care numbers are too high
5 May 2014
12.9k
44
€3m childcare fund will leave 70% of providers 'out in the cold'
5 Apr 2014
10.1k
25
Upgrades to childcare facilities on the way under €2.5m investment fund
4 Apr 2014
8.9k
11
Roma child cases: Emily Logan's handed her report in to Alan Shatter
2 Apr 2014
14.4k
56
Creches under investigation again following more revelations about care
14 Mar 2014
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37
Childminders warn new tax rules will force more into the black economy
8 Mar 2014
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Concerns raised over staffing at new Child and Family Agency
2 Jan 2014
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28
Mandela, the NSA and amazeyballs: The week in numbers
7 Dec 2013
6.5k
6
Childcare costs two-child families €16,500 annually
5 Dec 2013
8.9k
66
This is how Ireland intends to change 'outdated' laws on bringing up children...
18 Nov 2013
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90
Funding of €900,000 for childcare staff training
15 Nov 2013
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37
Letterkenny Hospital investigating claims child was hit by doctor
5 Nov 2013
11.8k
Column: Why and how are children taken into State care?
Carol Coulter
23 Oct 2013
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42
Tougher regulation of creches must be met with investment - Early Childhood Ireland
25 Sep 2013
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33
Cabinet approves tough new measures for creches
25 Sep 2013
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New child agency must 'ensure children's voices are heard' - Chairperson
20 Sep 2013
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Here's how Fianna Fáil proposes to reform childcare and education
3 Sep 2013
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48
Cabinet approves tougher sanctions on childcare providers
9 Aug 2013
5.5k
10
Qualifications in centre-based childcare 'relatively low'
22 Jul 2013
3.7k
5
Creche reports 'out of date' says Early Childhood Ireland
16 Jul 2013
4.8k
3
HSE begins publishing pre-school inspections
12 Jul 2013
6.0k
6
€2.75m childcare grants a 'drop in the ocean' of investment needed
4 Jul 2013
3.5k
13
Childcare providers who breach regulations could be fined €100,000
1 Jul 2013
4.1k
10
HSE: 'Creche breached child-adult ratio - we marked it compliant by accident'
17 Jun 2013
8.9k
14
Crèche inspection reports to be put online from next month
11 Jun 2013
8.5k
13
Minister to be quizzed on childcare concerns
11 Jun 2013
3.3k
9
Child (3) escapes creche and walks towards home alone in Dublin
9 Jun 2013
36.5k
129
Burton: "Questions to be asked" about privatisation of creches
9 Jun 2013
5.6k
28
Better qualified staff and robust inspections in new pre-school agenda
7 Jun 2013
4.7k
14
Dads in Sweden staying home so mammies can go to work
4 Jun 2013
10.3k
26
Ireland is missing targets on the provision of childcare
4 Jun 2013
4.0k
18
Poll: Should a second free pre-school year be included the next budget?
3 Jun 2013
10.0k
92
Lisa McInerney: Caring for children is a tough job - so why don't we value it more?
Lisa McInerney
3 Jun 2013
298
41
HSE director 'sorry' for not putting creche reports online
2 Jun 2013
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21
In letter to parents, creche 'does not accept general thrust' of RTÉ footage
1 Jun 2013
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