We will help you keep up-to-date with the news around Coronavirus and the childcare sector. If you are running a childcare business check back regularly where we will post any news articles of interest to you.
Wednesday 10th June 2020
Creches may try to recover funding shortfall from parents – TD
Childcare provider says substantial financial support needed for reopening
Early Childhood Ireland publishes checklist to be met for return of childcare services in Ireland
Childcare package to include reopening grant and funds to upgrade buildings
Thursday May 21st 2020
Katherine Zappone outlines what childcare may look like when lockdown ends
Friday May 15th 2020
Insurance not only factor in childcare issue – Varadkar
Childcare providers seek clarity on plans to reopen; Department ‘developing and costing proposals’
Thursday May 14th 2020
Frontline workers’ childcare scheme is cancelled
Monday May 11th 2020
Childcare providers seek clarity on how to re-open
Thursday May 7th 2020
Healthcare workers to get 45 hours of childcare a week
Childcare deal for 5,000 health worker families
Wednesday May 6th 2020
Government urged to reopen childcare facilities to help essential workers
Friday 1st May 2020
Mixed response as HSE provide detail on childcare supports for health staff
Wednesday 22nd April 2020
Childcare providers seek government meeting over frontline workers’ children
Thursday 16th April 2020
Childcare pay to be funded up to €586 a week in new crèche bailout
89% of childcare providers in favour of scheme to support frontline workers
Wednesday 15th April 2020
Childcare industry payments still not clear five weeks after creches were shut
Previous News….
Covid-19: Childcare workers’ pay in doubt
Payment of crèche fees by Government welcomed by childcare groups
Confusion over Government plans to bailout childcare sector
Childcare staff seek higher pay for front-line worker plan
Childcare Providers Will Have To Sign An Emergency Agreement To Get Govt. Supports.
Crèches told to stop charging parents in return for financial deal
A new cold reality: Crèches ‘face crisis in funding’
