Parents set to save hundreds of euro per month on childcare

Parents set to save hundreds of euro per month on childcare

Parents are paying an average of nearly €800 per month per child for childcare. Picture: iStock

Parents will see monthly childcare costs cut by hundreds of euro under cost-of-living plans being drawn up for the budget.

Roderic O’Gorman, the children’s minister, is finalising proposals to significantly reduce creche fees and increase pay rates for those working in the sector.

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