An Offaly farmer has been recognised as the Teagasc/FBD Student Dairy Farmer of the Year. The awards were presented by Charlie McConalogue TD, Minister for Agri.
Parents and child care providers get a boost this year. Is it enough?
Published: May 10, 2021 6:05 PM EDT
Updated: May 11, 2021 8:56 AM EDT
The cost of caring for your kids is anything but affordable for many families, and the pandemic made the nation’s already troubled child care system even worse.
But new funding through the American Rescue Plan is supposed to bring the industry back, and those in and out of the business say they need the help now more than ever.
Rachelle Kennedy, owner of Rainforest Academy in Fort Myers, says being a mom comes first.
“I don’t operate this as a business, I operate this as a parent, and what I would want my children to go to,” she said.