A Cork City primary school is to take over the management of an adjacent creche that unexpectedly closed this week.

Hundreds of community creches in disadvantaged areas nationwide “have reached breaking point”, according to a childcare expert.

MORE childminding facilities will not result in cheaper childcare, the National Children’s Nurseries Association (NCNA) has warned.

ANYONE who avails of the €10,000 tax incentive to mind children in the home should undergo a 10-hour course, advocacy groups said last night.

JUST one-in-five parents with crèche-going children believes a creche is the ideal way for their child to spend their days.