Only 20% of parents favour a crèche for children

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

Irish parents would much rather be at home with their children, work part-time or have their children with a childminder, preferably one whom they are related to.

Two out of every five parents with crèche-going children believe their children would be better off at home with a stay-at-home parent while another one in seven think they’d be better off with a childminder than in a crèche.