Childcare crunch: ‘No country for working parents’
Post-Covid flexible work patterns are clashing with rigid creche hours and set fees
Most childcare providers set to reopen to thousands of children from Monday
Parents are being asked to drop children off at entrances instead entering premises
Reopening childcare crucial for parents – but how many will be able to avail of it?
Funding package comes just as most childcare providers prepare to close for summer
Half of childcare providers yet to register ahead of December deadline
Hundreds of creches must submit ‘essential’ documents if they are to reopen in new year
Creche fire regulations delayed amid fear of closures
Many smaller facilities warn they may not meet mid-December deadline for documentation
Most afterschool services not affected by new staffing rules – department
Some services have warned of aftercare price hikes of up to 40% in new school year
Tender for childcare IT system ‘runs to 1,000 pages’
Minister says firms must administer affordable childcare scheme until September 2019
Childcare providers want to lower qualifications standards for staff
Group says interim measure needed to prevent services being ‘forced out’ of sector due to excessive regulation
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Family NoticesOpens in new window
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices