With so much talk about the upcoming general election, affordable childcare seems to be almost a “buzz term” for many of the political parties. Here on ChildcareFinder.ie we are keeping you posted on all the latest childcare election news, in one handy place!

Below are some of the stories so far in the national media recently:

 Cheaper Childcare Promises – Is The Issue of Quality Being Lost? (Click to read more in the Irish Times)

Millions in funding for Early Years Services in 2016 (Click to read more in Donegal Now)

Schools out for politicians as party childcare plans revealed (Read more on UTV)

Major childcare cost cuts if Labour returned to power – Burton (Click to read more in The Irish Times)

Tanaiste defends Alan Kelly’s absence at Childcare launch following ‘power is a drug’ interview (Click to read more in the Irish Independent)

Day 8: Election focus on childcare, support for business and workers’ rights (Click to read more on NewsTalk)

Affordable childcare will allow parents to make choices – Burton (Click to read more on News)

Labour launch childcare plan that reduces costs to €2 an hour (Click to read more in the Irish Examiner)

Sinn Féin proposes to cap childcare costs at €180 per week (Click to read more on BreakingNews.ie)

Early Childhood Ireland urges childcare providers and parents to make some noise in #VoteForChildcare campaign (Click to read more on Early Childhood Ireland website)

More news to follow and to be added here as it breaks….