It’s a very important issue. The general election has been and gone with many of the leading parties promising to deal with the major issues affecting the country. One of these issues being childcare. Currently all parties are still in talks about who will lead and potential coalitions but one thing is for sure, whomever […]
6 years ago
They provide one of the very most important and valuable jobs there is. Yet when it comes to those working as early years educators in creches and sessional services across Ireland today, they are facing a situation that would tell you that the very opposite is true. Underpaid, undervalued and, right now, under an enormous […]
6 years ago
Parents of little tots, you might be pleased to hear this one. From September 2018, all children between the ages of three and four will be entitled to two full years of free preschool. Minister for Children, Katherine Zappone, secured funding in this year’s Budget to increase the average entitlement to 76 weeks (up from […]
8 years ago
Yesterday, we reported on the Government’s new childcare package which was announced as part of Budget 2017 by the Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan. It will mean that parents working full time will be eligible for a subsidy of up to €80 per month, depending on your income. The highest levels of subsidy will be provided to […]
9 years ago
I had been quite lucky in the childcare department. One day when my son was about four months old, I was walking down the road, and I had the thought: “What am I going to do about childcare?” At that exact moment, a woman just ahead of me, who was juggling a tiny baby and […]
10 years ago
At first glance, it’s a headline that’s hard to ignore and a promise that’s difficult to find fault with, especially if you’re a cash-strapped parent paying out a second mortgage in childcare fees. As election promises go, it certainly had my attention. And indeed, comparing it with what we have now, it would be a […]
10 years ago