Clare’s childcare providers are calling on the government to urgently address funding deficits in their sector before it’s too late. It comes as providers across the country will engage in a two-pronged protest this week over recruitment, retention and remuneration challenges. The time is nigh for Clare’s creche owners and early years providers who will […]
A Clare creche owner claims the state can no longer stand idly by while a cornerstone of society faces imminent collapse. The Federation Of Early Childcare Providers is set to march on Dáil Eireann later today, while some members will elect to close their doors until Friday in a protest over shortfalls in funding. Private […]
CHILDREN’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman has been warned by Fianna Fáil that the lack of childcare places and the high cost for parents will become a major election issue for the Coalition.