'Underfunded and ignored for years': Childcare workers protest outside Simon Coveney's office

Early education is undervalued, underfunded and has been ignored by successive governments, according to childcare workers protesting outside the Táinaiste’s constituency office.

'Underfunded and ignored for years': Childcare workers protest outside Simon Coveney's office

Early education is undervalued, underfunded and has been ignored by successive governments, according to childcare workers protesting outside the Táinaiste’s constituency office.

On Thursday, creche owners, professionals and parents gathered outside Simon Coveney’s office on the main street of Carrigaline to highlight what they describe as a sector in crisis.

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