Election 2024: How Sweden's childcare system compares to Ireland

For mother of three Susie Moonan, the only downside of Sweden's excellent childcare system is not getting to spend enough time with her children during the working day

Mother of three Susie Moonan says there is a lot of trust in Sweden's childcare system.

Despite the name, Susie Moonan is not Irish, though she does have ancestry in the North as her father hails from Belfast.

Based an hour south of Stockholm, she is a mum-of-three — two in school and the third in forskola [pre-school] — and spent 15 years working as a social worker, in roles varying from foster care to school counsellor to addiction services.