West Waterford parents warn of childcare 'crisis'

Urgent action needs to be taken to stave off a "severe shortage" of childcare in the West Waterford area, a local parent warned.

The issue of childcare fell off the agenda during the pandemic, said Labour councillor Thomas Phelan. File picture.

Parents in Dungarvan are warning that the town faces a childcare “crisis” as an already over-subscribed creche is set to close once this school term is over.

Brigid Kiely, who has seen one of her children go through Bright Stars childcare and will have her youngest entered into a creche in 2023, told the Irish Examiner that urgent action needs to be taken to stave off a "severe shortage" in the West Waterford area.