Minister commits to examining potential for establishing publicly-run early years education system
childcare
Incoming taoiseach Simon Harris is understood to be planning to fast track the move
Seventh Early Childhood Ireland Barometer shows widespread support for access to early years and school-age care for all children
Forcing builders to provide creches and including pre-school facilities in new primary schools could increase capacity
Almost half of childcare services report they have waiting lists.
Despite a slowdown in the rate of closures last year compared with 2022, any indication of continued shrinkage of childcare availability is a big concern
Roderic O’Gorman says money intended to give graduates 10 per cent pay increase given back ‘from my cold dead hand’
A group of parents with young children have come together to set up Care Shared, an informal childcare exchange network
Sinn Féin says Coalition produced ‘budget for landlords’ while teaching bodies say it will not address recruitment and retention challenges
Budget 2024: Funding increase will also allow for additional supports to providers, says Roderic O’Gorman
Budget 2024: Louise Kilbane runs three day care and early learning centres in Sligo and Mayo
Budget 2024: Despite swathe of one-off lump sum payments, there is disappointment at just €12 increase in core social welfare and €4 rise in qualified child payment
Those on social welfare, at work, some mortgage payers, some landlords, and tenants have seen gains in the budget
Announcing an expansionary budget when economy is at full employment and inflation is high appears to be politically motivated
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