Creche place shortage: Share your experience

Parents are finding it increasingly difficult to find childcare for infant children when returning to work as creches begin to close their ‘baby rooms’. File picture

Parents are finding it increasingly difficult to find childcare for infant children when returning to work as creches begin to close their ‘baby rooms’.

Childcare providers are being "pitched against parents" due to regulatory requirements that have led many operators to close their facilities to children aged under two and a half, and those aged under one in particular, because hosting those age groups is no longer seen as cost-effective.