'Modest' childcare budget initiatives will save some families €885 a year

Funding for the early learning and childcare sectors will reach €716m next year, Children's Minister Roderic O'Gorman has said

The children's minister said childcare providers have recognised the “very substantial long-term investment” planned for the sector following on from budget 2022.

Thousands of parents will pay less in childcare next year but the savings will be “modest”, the children’s minister has said.

In the budget, it was announced that Government funding in early learning and childcare will reach €716m next year, including a new €69m funding stream for providers to ensure the sustainability of the sector.