Quarter of early-years complaints are about child safety

The figures are contained in Tusla’s annual report of its early-years inspectorate, which monitors pre-schools, play groups, nurseries, crèches, daycare, and similar services for children aged up to six years.
Some 2,302 early-years services were inspected by Tusla in 2015. That’s a 74% increase on the figure for 2014 (1,326).