Popular Cork creche won't reopen until next year, leaving 100 families without childcare

New operators of Before 5 family centre on Churchfield Hill on the northside of Cork City said necessary maintenance works to delay reopening of creche

Family members and their children turned out to protest over the closure of the Before 5 Family Centre and Creche in Churchfield, Cork last month. Picture: Dan Linehan

A popular creche in Cork City will not reopen before next year, it has been confirmed, leaving some 100 families without childcare and 14 staff without jobs.

Staff at the Before 5 family centre on Churchfield Hill on the northside of Cork City were informed by text last month that the centre would not reopen.