Crèche will ‘help refugee children learn through play’

A dedicated crèche facility has been created at a refugee centre in west Waterford to cater for children of migrants awaiting permanent relocation, here.

Crèche will ‘help refugee children learn through play’
Wed, 25 Apr, 2018 - 01:00
Christy Parker

The average stay for the refugee families at the former 120-bed Clonea Strand Hotel near Dungarvan is 12-14 weeks.

Overlooking Clonea beach about two miles from Dungarvan, the centre received its first allocation of displaced Syrian families from Lebanon in December 2015, under the UNHCR protection programme.

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