Childcare

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  25 days ago

  Gardaí, nurses and teachers may get more childcare support in Budget

  Increased childcare support for certain workers is being considered, as preparations for the budget continue.

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  30 days ago

  Failures in at-risk children’s aftercare revealed in report

  A suitable aftercare place for the girl returning to Ireland from a secure unit in the UK was only identified at the eighth time of asking and just four days before her 18th birthday.

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  40 days ago

  Majority of staff not allowed to kiss nursery children

  Of the 1,125 workers surveyed only one third said the practice was permitted.

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  50 days ago

  Cost of childcare forcing women out of workforce

  It is claimed the cost of childcare is forcing women out of work.

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  59 days ago

  Survey shows average monthly cost of childcare in each county

  The cost of putting kids in childcare is continuing to rise across the country, according to a new survey from Newstalk Radio.

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  59 days ago

  Fianna Fáil: Early childcare payment rise 'being gobbled up by childcare providers'

  An increase in payments for early childcare and education is being gobbled up before it gets to parents, according to Fianna Fáil.

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  76 days ago

  Minister’s €1,000 ‘granny grant’ idea derided as a hunt for the grey vote

  A €1,000 ‘granny grant’ could apply to aunts, uncles, and other relatives as part of an Independent Alliance budget proposal which has been deemed a hunt for the grey vote.

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  104 days ago

  ESRI: Lone parents better off not working because of 'extremely high childcare costs'

  Almost one in five lone parents are better off not working due to the cost of childcare, according to the ESRI.

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  112 days ago

  Dáil passes bill to help reduce childcare costs

  Parents will soon be legally entitled to more financial support to help cover the cost of childcare.

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  113 days ago

  New laws to help reduce childcare costs to be enacted in next few days

  New laws to help reduce the cost of childcare are set to come into effect in the next few days.