Childcare facilities operating ‘tight balancing act’ under new restrictions, sector says
Facilities call for greater clarity on who qualifies as ‘essential workers’
Facilities call for greater clarity on who qualifies as ‘essential workers’
Latest move comes in bid to clip spread of Covid-19, according to Department of Children
Upskilling of workers has not been matched with appropriate pay, report indicates
Experts recommend the entire end-to-end process should take less than three days
Parents are being asked to drop children off at entrances instead entering premises
Everyone knows change is inevitable, but how and when remain the big unknowns
Creches too busy to do all the paperwork required for subsidy schemes
The role of the National Parents Council is being expanded so parents will have a say in shaping policy
Zappone details ‘unprecedented €1.38bn’ spend allocated for Department of Children
Early Childhood Ireland says more childminders need to be brought into the scheme
Children are failing to develop basic physical skills that are the blocks on which to build a lifetime of fitness and sport, due to lack of active play
Scheme announced by Minister for Children Katherine Zappone to begin next month
Oireachtas committee hears of precarious financial situations of childcare services
Katherine Zappone says benefits for ‘squeezed middle’ depend on level of investment
Second year of free pre-school ‘too difficult’ to deliver, warns Early Childhood Ireland
Childcare centres say they are not ready for the extension of the free preschool year
Changes to qualifications and registration but no mandatory policy for child protection
Many children with disabilities unable to access early childhood care and education
Schools will be encouraged to make greater out-of-hours use of their facilities
Industry boss expresses concern over ‘populist’ proposals in government deal
Extended programme worth an average of €1,500 for the parents of young children
Many children with disabilities currently unable to access early childhood care and education
Free preschool measures not expected to be introduced until September 2016
Care must be taken in drawing lessons from Quebec study linking subsidised childcare to crime rates
The free preschool is for every child, so why is there a lack of support for those with special needs?
‘Grey-area’ children, who are not physically developed, may underperform in the classroom
Childcare group warns on timeline as Ibec raises concerns about costs to business sector
Direct subsidies would improve affordability and improve services, high-level body to be told
Raising a resilient child: future happiness lies in learning to cope with adversity, says Sheila Wayman
Experts warned that children were bearing the brunt of the crisis, so why did it take this week’s damning Unicef report for us to pay attention?
Organisations give their response to Government’s financial plans for next year
Parents are pretty much left to their own devices in trying to find places for their children to go after school
New campaign highlights how birth to three years of age is a vital time for language development
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