What will latest childcare funding scheme mean for parents, children and providers?
The State is about to inject an extra €172m into the childcare system. Where will it go?
Ireland remains ‘at bottom of the class’ for childcare investment
Early Childhood Ireland calls on State to double its investment in the sector by 2028
How parents can cut looming costs of childcare
Childcare in Ireland is expensive - but there are grants and subsidies to help ease the burden
Creches reopen: ‘It was fantastic to just stand and hear the 22 kids playing’
Extra cleaning, pods, fewer toys, play therapy – but for children it’s daycare as normal
Most childcare providers set to reopen to thousands of children from Monday
Parents are being asked to drop children off at entrances instead entering premises
What will reopened childcare centres look like to staff and to children?
In Denmark, adapted childcare rules show Covid-19 risks continue to be taken seriously
New national childcare scheme: 11 essential points you need to know
New system launches on Wednesday but low-income families on existing programmes will be allowed to remain on them indefinitely
Fiona Reddan: Will auto-enrolment pensions ever actually be introduced?
Bruising consultation process puts Government's planned 2022 implementation in doubt
Childcare groups criticise Shane Ross’ ‘granny grant’ plan
‘We need evidence-based investment and a cash payment to grandparents is not that’
Irish Autism Action to receive half of Pyjama Day funds
Early Childhood Ireland says it has ‘amicably concluded’ its relationship with charity
Childcare providers ‘are taking out loans just to pay staff’
Oireachtas committee hears of precarious financial situations of childcare services
Budget 2017: Who will benefit from childcare package?
Less than a third of families whose children need minding may gain from scheme
Early Childhood Ireland continues to withhold PJ Day funding
Over €300,000 donated in fundraiser still not handed over to Irish Autism Action
Childcare budget focus ‘remains on low-income families’
Katherine Zappone says benefits for ‘squeezed middle’ depend on level of investment
Warning issued over quality and availability of childcare
Second year of free pre-school ‘too difficult’ to deliver, warns Early Childhood Ireland
Irish Autism Action defends financial controls amid criticism
Early Childhood Ireland withholds €300,000 in funding over budget concerns
Childcare package will not help parents paying for preschool
Free preschool measures not expected to be introduced until September 2016
How creeping and crawling influence children’s first step in education
‘Grey-area’ children, who are not physically developed, may underperform in the classroom
Use of primary schools for childcare would be ‘band aid approach’
Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD had proposed schools be used for ‘low-cost’ after-school care
Playground attraction: the new generation of outdoor play areas
Playgrounds have popped up all over the country but what makes a good one?
Couples caught in the poverty trap over the cost of childcare
Call for Government action on tax relief as families struggle to pay for childcare but can’t afford to work
Pre-school group seeks funds for early years services
Childhood coalition wants commitment to invest at least 1 per cent of GDP in reforms
The power of play
We’re born to play for a reason and it shapes our brain from the cradle to the grave
What’s changing in childcare?
Three months after a distressing TV documentary, the Minister flags progress but providers say it’s too slow
Personal data of creche staff posted online ‘outrageous’
Reports show broken toilet seats, mould and concerns over blind cords
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