The State’s childcare affordability scheme is not fit for purpose
What is the point of the scheme if creches increasingly feel compelled to leave it?
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Minister gets more authority to object to developers who try to turn creches into housing
Minister for Children will now be designated as a prescribed body under planning laws
Giving €30m more to early education sector could create 3,000 childcare places, group says
Campaign alliance wants Government to pay wages of childcare sector as way to cut costs to parents
All largely civil on the campaign trail as councillors hope to win Dublin Central TD seat
Social Democrats’ Daniel Ennis and Fianna Fáil’s John Stephens are both seeking seat left by Paschal Donohoe
Siptu asks Oireachtas committee to invite childcare employers in to explain stall on pay deal negotiations
Union warns millions allocated by Government could again be returned unspent if the process does not start soon
Boy (3) allegedly grabbed by face and shaken by creche worker in toilet, court told
Lawyer for family claims there was ‘a concerted effort to deny knowledge’ of how child was injured in Dublin creche
‘Massive numbers’ of creches across Dublin lying unused and unusable, committee hears
Creches built as part of developments ‘to meet the bare bones of a planning requirement’ are too small, politicians told
How ‘post-luxury’ became the latest wealth fad
The days of conspicuous consumption appear to have passed for now
Concerns that minor missing from care involved in manufacture of crack cocaine, court hears
Judge describes case of minor, one of several currently without special care bed, as ‘absurd’
‘Working’ or ‘stay-at-home’ parent is a false choice. Most of us want something in between
The words of Australian swimmer Cameron McEvoy are in stark contrast to the vogue for pernicious tradwife influencing
How to manage family finances after a separation
Transparency, planning and consideration are essential for parents who need to remember the focus must be on what works for the children
Inland Fisheries Ireland’s €60,000 PR outlay and protests at rising fuel costs
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‘Serious allegation’ of child abuse at Co Meath centre not adequately reported, Hiqa finds
Alleged incident happened at home for children with intellectual disabilities, operated by Three Steps Ltd, in 2025
‘I want to move to part-time due to a lack of childcare options. Should my employer allow this?’
Work Q&A: I’m nervous about asking to move part-time, as it might not be looked upon favourably. Are there other options?
Childcare companies contend Labour Court process did not comply with regulations
Case due to return to court on April 21st
Why sisters should be doing it for themselves
The numbers show pay gaps are lower when the chief executive is a woman. Shame there are so few of them
The annual ‘is four or five the right age to start school?’ season is upon us
If your child is on the younger side, September 2026 shouldn’t be the only consideration – September 2036 matters too. Here’s why
Dozens of applications for eight places on State childcare capital investment scheme
Criteria target undersupplied areas and other factors including location, capacity and cost
Stay-at-home parents too often forgotten when it comes to measuring their value
Families need to put insurance and pension cover in place to make sure illness or death does not create a financial crisis
‘That is the secret sauce’: How to set your children up for financial success
Conversations to have about money, and saving and investing strategies explained
Creche worker who said she was not rostered due to needing step at changing table loses case
Rosaria Wada Fulguera Tenorio, who is 4ft 10in, was told her workplace was ‘overstaffed’
‘I wonder if I made a mistake giving up work. My son can be really demanding’
Ask the Expert: He is not a great sleeper and wants my attention all day long
Pushing baby-making on 29-year-olds is patronising, alarmist and tone deaf
Would the prospect of a passive-aggressive letter from a middle-ranking Department of Health bureaucrat get you in the mood?
Síle Seoige – An Saol Mar Atá on TG4: An honest depiction of the daily frustrations of parenting in modern Ireland
Television: It’s refreshing that Seoige doesn’t pretend to have all the answers. She’s muddling through like the rest of us
Childcare firms seek to raise €250,000 to fund legal challenge to pay-setting process
But stakeholders’ group, including Siptu, expresses ‘serious concerns’ at proposed court action
‘We’re just in limbo’: Defective concrete puts Donegal childcare centres under huge stress
Cracks appearing in the walls of buildings have caused major problems for a number of childcare providers
Three creche operators initiate judicial review proceedings over minimum pay levels
If the group is successful, it would mean increases to minimum rates would not be binding on operators
Nine good reasons Irish people are having fewer children, or none
We’re continually told we’re facing a demographic crisis, but solving it is not as simple as lying back and thinking of Ireland
Ireland’s mothers are the oldest in the EU. Why?
Bringing up a baby in your parent’s boxroom is not an attractive idea - but in the long term a mix of social and economic factors are driving fertility lower
Motherhood after 40: Why are women having children at an older age, and why does it matter?
Pregnancy over 40 would once have raised an eyebrow, but not any more. For an increasing number of parents, having a child when they are older is no accident
Child law report: Three-month old boy sustained ‘several fractures’, court hears
Placement breakdowns, child neglect and children absconding from care remain issues before the courts Child Law Project says
Facilities for up to 800 new childcare places to be acquired by State in 2026
Facilities will be acquired this year and refurbished to be ready to open by end of 2026 or early 2027
Couple who left rented home due to cost of rent and childcare ordered to pay €3,400 for not giving proper notice
Residential Tenancies Board says couple’s personal circumstances ‘cannot be considered by the tribunal’
Four creches remain closed due to Garda vetting issues
Tusla says: ‘The regulations are in place to keep young children safe from harm’
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