Spying on creches is no substitute for better-trained early years staff

So, this brilliant RTÉ Investigates programme reveals frightening and cruel things happening to children in creches. We’re all horrified, and rightly so. We all thank goodness that RTÉ still produces programmes of such calibre, even if they’re telling us things we don’t want to know.

We’re not just horrified; we demand action. Ministers are door-stepped for their views. An emergency Oireachtas committee is convened. Tusla, the child protection agency, is summoned. The press gallery reports everything faithfully. Furrowed brows and highly experienced heads are deployed. What can we do about these terrible things that are happening to our children?