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<p>Currently, childcare providers who accept core funding cannot increase existing prices beyond a strict limit of €33.30 per week. File picture</p>

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Childcare facilities face going 'insolvent' due to lack of Government support
Currently, childcare providers who accept core funding cannot increase existing prices beyond a strict limit of €33.30 per week
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                <span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">The new funding system saw €259m and €287m pumped into the sector in 2022 and 2023 respectively. </span>
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Majority of childcare providers unhappy with state funding, survey finds
<p>Bright Sparks Montesorri owner Lynsey McCabe during a protest by the Federation of Early Childhood Providers over Government funding at Bright Sparks Montesorri, Malahide, Dublin. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins</p>

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