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Warning issued over quality and availability of childcare
Second year of free pre-school ‘too difficult’ to deliver, warns Early Childhood Ireland
Irish Autism Action defends financial controls amid criticism
Early Childhood Ireland withholds €300,000 in funding over budget concerns
Childcare package will not help parents paying for preschool
Free preschool measures not expected to be introduced until September 2016
How creeping and crawling influence children’s first step in education
‘Grey-area’ children, who are not physically developed, may underperform in the classroom
Use of primary schools for childcare would be ‘band aid approach’
Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD had proposed schools be used for ‘low-cost’ after-school care
Playground attraction: the new generation of outdoor play areas
Playgrounds have popped up all over the country but what makes a good one?
Couples caught in the poverty trap over the cost of childcare
Call for Government action on tax relief as families struggle to pay for childcare but can’t afford to work
Pre-school group seeks funds for early years services
Childhood coalition wants commitment to invest at least 1 per cent of GDP in reforms
The power of play
We’re born to play for a reason and it shapes our brain from the cradle to the grave
What’s changing in childcare?
Three months after a distressing TV documentary, the Minister flags progress but providers say it’s too slow
Personal data of creche staff posted online ‘outrageous’
Reports show broken toilet seats, mould and concerns over blind cords
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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