Running A Childcare Business

The Department of Children and Youth Affairs would like to extend an invitation to childcare providers to attend an information session to discuss the measures introduced for September 2017 to make childcare more affordable for parents. The information sessions will

An extra €3.5m will be made available to childcare providers in the form of a ‘non-contact time payment’ announced today by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr. Katherine Zappone. This is in addition to €14.5 million in non–contact

New childcare plan to give €80 a month to parents of under-3s Zappone says payments under scheme to help disadvantaged parents will also increase All parents will be able to avail of new childcare subsidies from September including an €80

Irish families spend double the European average on childcare Childcare services say they are facing a staffing crisis as they are unable to retain staff due to low wages. Professional childcare workers can earn less than €10 per hour with

Katherine Zappone announces €4m for childcare services Minister for Children Katherine Zappone has announced €4 million to create more childcare places, upgrade existing childcare buildings and develop natural outdoor play areas at pre-schools. Ms Zappone said she is “progressing” legislation

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Demand for crèches: For the first time, there are over 100,000 children in free childcare   This represents an increase of almost 50% in a year, and comes before Zappone brings her plans before the Dáil next week.   THE MINISTER

Over 40 new jobs have been created on our jobs website this month already. They are all listed below. To see more information click on the job below or visit www.childcarefinder.ie/jobs   Pre school teacher required – Dublin 13 Childcare Professionals /

URGENT NOTICE TO CHILDCARE WORKERS who have qualified in recent years. This has just been posted on the Departments website which allows for a bursary of up to €750 if you’ve completed your studies in the last 4 years. Applications

Here at ChildcareFinder.ie we help 100’s of childcare providers reach 1,000’s of parents who are looking for childcare every month. Last year we had over 170,000 searches for childcare on our website and connected 1000’s of parents with childcare providers in their

Childcare providers say they need extra money to make the Government’s childcare schemes work. Professionals are meeting today to discuss the two new plans announced in the budget, which they say will increase their administration and salary costs. The first

Creches may have to publish the cost of their fees under new childcare package IT MAY BECOME mandatory for childcare providers such as creches to publish their fees online. In this year’s Budget, Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone announced a new childcare

A subsidised childcare package for low-income families was signed off by ministers Paschal Donohoe and Katherine Zappone last night. Ms Zappone was said to be “extremely happy” with the package, which is set to benefit families with a net income

‘The sector is in real crisis’: New report reveals the cost of providing childcare Early Childhood Ireland found that Irish families are spending 35% of their yearly income on care. THE IRISH CHILDCARE industry needs immediate investment if it is

Former Children’s Minister James Reilly has warned against the introduction of any “tax breaks” in next month’s Budget aimed at reducing the burden of childcare on parents. Dr Reilly said from his experience, tax breaks will only result in childcare

Good news for parents as the Government will introduce an allowance to cover childcare costs in the upcoming budget There could soon be some assistance for parents of young children as the Government are considering providing an allowance for childcare

Government promises almost 20,000 extra free preschool places this month Childcare providers say they are working for nothing to fulfill a Government promise of almost 20,000 extra free preschool places for children this month. They warn that further expanding the

Childcare centres say they are not ready for the extension of the free preschool year Preschools have warned that many of them may not be ready to provide the additional free childcare places required under Government plans due to capacity

One of the points that came across in a recent interview of experts in the childcare sector is that childcare workers are passionate & diligent, but lack of funding has left income low. There was a great interview on NewsTalk

Yet Another New Website For a Childcare Provider – get yours today for just €499! We have just released another brand new website for a childcare business based in Athlone and Celbridge, Chatterboxes Childcare. Chatterboxes Childcare was established in 2001 and

We created another brand new website for a Montessori – and you can get one too for much less than you think! We have just released another brand new website for a Montessori, this time  in Kildare. We gave The

The follow press release was published on Friday 8th July 2016 by the Government News Service €6.5m investment for major childcare expansion, 60,000 extra children to avail of free services starting in September – Statement by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr