Quality costs and the sector needs investment

Childcare workers need access to a training fund and help to develop skills, writes Irene Gunning

IN Ireland we have a mixed model of provision with services delivered through the private, community, and public sectors.

Today, every childcare service, with the exception of child-minding, is governed by the Child Care Act 1991 and the subsequent Child Care (Pre-School Services) (No 2) Regulations 2006. It must be remembered that the pre-school regulations are minimum standards and not indicators of quality.