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Elaine Loughlin: Retrofit plan will go up in smoke if we can’t find people to do the work

Elaine Loughlin: Babies' visits to Oireachtas highlight childcare challenges that parents face

Parents — notably, both mothers — brought their babies along to their workplace in the Dáil and Seanad recently. Their visits underline how far we have to go to facilitate all working parents

Tue, 11 Oct, 2022

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Sinn Féin seeks €267m investment to cut childcare costs by two thirds

Kathleen Funchion TD says it ought to be seen as an essential service, just as secondary education was in the 1960s

Fri, 01 Apr, 2022

Siptu welcomes report on working conditions in early years sector

Siptu welcomes report on working conditions in early years sector

A report calling for better pay and conditions for early years workers has been welcomed by Siptu.

Wed, 26 Jul, 2017

A Postcard from the Dole: Early Years workers to highlight employment conditions

A Postcard from the Dole: Early Years workers to highlight employment conditions

Early Years workers are sending 'A Postcard from the Dole' to the Minister for Finance.

Wed, 05 Jul, 2017

Tusla inspects 2,000 early years services in 2015

Tusla inspects 2,000 early years services in 2015

The Child and Family Agency Tusla says it inspected more than 2,000 early years services in 2015.

Wed, 21 Dec, 2016