Paul Hosford: Time to put our broken childcare system back in the hands of the State
It’s not sustainable for parents to pay €12,000 a year for one child at a creche, and so the National Women’s Council has suggested that the State provide childcare services
According to the research, 95% of early-years educators are only able to 'make ends meet' with 'difficulty' or 'great difficulty'.
Over the next 14 days, our youngest — a mischievous ball of barely-contained chaos — will turn one and begin creche, while our older son — a hilarious and kind four-and-a-half-year-old, with so many questions it’s a wonder he has time for answers — will start ‘big school’.
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