Childcare

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  26 days ago

  Lack of childcare spaces 'forcing parents to rely on unqualified, unregulated childcare services'

  A survey of childcare providers undertaken by Seas Suas, has revealed that the number of places for babies and toddlers (under 2s) in childcare and crèche facilities is falling, despite increasing demand.

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  27 days ago

  New proposals would make registration, inspections and training mandatory for childminders

  Childminders could face regulation under new government proposals.

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  68 days ago

  Latest: Government made improvements for LGBT children but needs to address child homelessness - Children's Rights Alliance

  Latest: The Government has made improvements in support for LGBT children - but needs to do more on issues like child homelessness.

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  73 days ago

  New Bill aims to increase parental leave entitlement to 26 weeks

  The Social Democrats are bringing a bill before the Dáil today which would give parents more unpaid leave to care for their children.

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  110 days ago

  Early Childhood Ireland not convinved by tax credit proposal for parents employing childminder

  Latest: Early Childhood Ireland says it is not convinced by a proposal to give parents a tax credit for directly employing their own childminder in the home.

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  163 days ago

  Varadkar sets out plans for paid 'family leave' support in child's first year

  New parents are set to be given a paid "family leave" support from the Government which will see them able to share State grants and time off after a birth any way they like in the first year of a child’s life, writes Irish Examiner Political Correspondent Fiachra Ó Cionnaith.