‘Babies and bosses hold key to childcare crisis’

BABIES and bosses — not the most natural combination, but one which will have to become far more compatible if we are to sort out our childcare crisis.

And help is at hand next month at a special conference aimed at giving employers some valuable tips on how to become more childcare friendly. The Babies and Bosses conference on March 2 will focus on how employers can help their employees juggle their work and family life. And top employers who have implemented successful childcare policies will be passing on practical tips.

The Work and Life conference is being organised by the Dublin Childcare Committee set up by the Government to improve the number and quality of childcare places in the region. Conference chairman Neil Brown said a recent Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) survey prompted the event.