Yes, but who’ll pay?

Yesterday’s report, coming as it did on the heels of the RTÉ exposé on rogue childcare businesses, that high rates of staff turnover in childcare settings are unsustainable, is another blow to the idea that this society prioritises the wellbeing of children.

Highlighting this weakness, the newly formed Association of Childhood Professionals (ACP) called for a system review to include a minimum standard of education for staff and a national register for those working with preschool children.

The ACP hopes to represent the estimated 22,500 people working in the sector.