Staff shortages and Covid-19 testing delays threaten creches with closure, warns childcare group

The FECP said staff shortages remain a problem for the sector due to self-isolation requirements. File picture. 

Childcare providers in Ireland have warned that the sector is under serious pressure due to staffing shortages and delays in Covid-19 testing. 

The Federation of Early Childhood Providers (FECP) has claimed GPs are not referring childcare workers for Covid-19 testing unless that staff member is showing three symptoms of the virus.