Pay and working conditions have led to staff shortages in childcare, committee told

Earlier this year, the Government announced a €135m scheme to 'progressively reduce the cost of childcare to €200 per month per child'. File picture

The core funding model for childcare services is “no longer sustainable”, and urgent reform is needed to support early years services and reduce waiting lists for childcare, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

A hearing of the Oireachtas Children’s Committee heard that challenges are arising from the State-supplied core funding model and it is having a direct effect on families.