Childcare to be an issue ‘for 10 years at least’

AS a 25-year-old lone parent on a Community Employment (CE) scheme, childcare is one of the biggest issues in Susan Brennan’s life.

Since four-year-old Nathan was born, she has done several jobs and completed a number of training courses in an attempt, she says, “to better myself.”

Her present job, an administrator with One Parent Exchange & Network (OPEN), is her best yet.