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Charlie Weston: Our failure to properly tackle childcare’s sky-high cost is a scandal IT is a burden that working parents in few other countries have to bear. The cost of childcare is scandalously high, amounting to the equivalent of a

Some children don’t have dads in the home so it’s nice for them to have a male role model “Early childhood education in Ireland at the moment is at a very exciting place,” says David Kenna (29), a “floating” junior

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

Forty-six pre-school providers in County Wexford have been allocated more than €280,000 in capital funding by the government. The funding represents a portion of more than €6.5m in capital funding allocated by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Katherine

The union meets with staff today to brief them on the new programme… The trade union IMPACT has said it is outrageous that childcare workers were not consulted on the Government’s new scheme for pre-schoolers. IMPACT is holding a special meeting in

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

TD demands funds be made available so works can be completed before new school term EIGHTY CHILDCARE providers in Galway city and county are to receive funding of more than half a million euro to assist with creating extra places

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

Concern has been expressed that the second year of free childcare is now at risk. IMPACT says because the Department of Children and Youth Affairs has failed to agree contracts with childcare providers, there’s no guarantee it will be sorted

Dozens of childcare professionals yesterday marched from one of Cork City’s social welfare offices to another. They were protesting the Government’s failure to agree contracts with workers who will operate day care centres this September. Protestors said that the failure

‘Quality counts, but it also costs money’ Many childcare providers say extra administration required for the regulations will be an issue Like many a high-quality early years service, Crumlin Childcare Centre in Dublin already has in place most of the

A special fund of €6.5 million has been announced to help pre-schools expand to meet increased demand. 60,000 extra children are due to avail of free childcare places from this September under the Early Childhood Care and Education scheme and

Childcare providers should know this! The above image shows actual enquiries from parents who are using ChildcareFinder.ie in the last 24 hours. We have noticed a trend in the last 3 weeks of parents looking for childcare for September, most

Group will lobby government on policy issues Childcare providers are planning to establish a professional representative organisation and have invited all private providers of full day childcare services to participate. Childcare providers from around the country will meet at the

For the first time new creches and preschools here will have to undergo inspection before they can open their doors to babies and young children. Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has updated the country’s childcare regulations for the first

Breda O’Brien writes for The Irish Times: New Government but same line on childcare It is the triump of ideology over what parents want, which is to look after children at home Read quickly, the draft partnership programme for government

Parents in Kilrush and Kilkee have expressed their frustration over further delays in restoring community childcare services. Families in the area have now been without childcare service for over two months following the sudden closure of the West Clare Early

Industry boss expresses concern over ‘populist’ proposals in government deal Care providers have warned that neither parents or children will benefit if a childcare tax credit forms part of a deal between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil on the formation

We had a lovely letter from Spraoi Preschool in Ballincollig about their experience of advertising on ChildcareFinder.ie – for less than €3 per week you can get the same success and results for YOUR childcare business. You can create your advert/listing

A subsidised childcare scheme worth up to €2,000 for working parents with children under three forms part of a key pledge Fine Gael has committed to in exchange for support from Independent TDs. At present the vast majority of parents