Early years organisations in Ireland are pressing for greater investment in childcare in the Government’s 2015 Budget.
In their pre-budget submissions, Early Childhood Ireland and Start Strong call upon the Irish Government to invest additional millions into improving the quality and affordability of early years services in the country.
Improving quality
Start Strong’s submission recommends the Government carries out an audit of the quality of early care and education services immediately, as recommended by the Expert Advisory Group on the National Early Years Strategy last year.
It follows the RTE Prime Time ‘Breach of Trust’ TV programme in June 2013, which revealed below standards of care and mistreatment at some of Ireland’s crèches.
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