400 families left in limbo after childcare centres shut over fraud probe

Claims of irregularities at West Clare Early Years Care and Education Services are being investigated.

THE TÁNAISTE HAS said the government will do “everything we can” to restore childcare services to 400 families in West Clare, after their provider suddenly shut down and became the centre of a Garda probe into allegations of financial irregularities.

The Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation (GBFI) is investigating claims of irregularities of State funding to the tune of €500,000 at West Clare Early Years Care and Education Services.

Four hundred families have been left in the lurch after the company suddenly shut its operations in Kilrush, Kilkee, Lisseycassey, Kilmihil and Kildysart.

Fifty-three jobs have been lost following the shock closure.

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