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Childcare crisis in Waterford town 'a barrier to gender equality' as mothers forced to give up work
4+ hour, 6+ min ago (496+ words) The lack of afterschool in the area is also impacting on employment, with many of those surveyed reporting they were unable to return to work because of childcare issues locally. File picture An acute shortage of childcare places in a…...
Childcare is more than a cost centre
1+ week, 4+ day ago (674+ words) Commitments to reduce out-of-pocket costs for parents provides only false hope for the many worried about the current expense, and no hope at all for those who can't even get their child in the door of an early years setting....
The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: School holidays and the motherhood penalty
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (151+ words) How are working parents meant to manage the summer holidays? It’s that time of year again. Parents are frantically trying to figure out where to warehouse their children over the next eight weeks, teachers are trying to marshall exhausted children…...
Do we really want childcare to be the latest investment fund wheeze?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (577+ words) Although this is a recent phenomenon in Ireland, the financialisation of early education has taken hold in the USA, Canada, the UK, and Australia. File picture A worring trend has emerged in recent years in relation to childcare settings — that…...
Childcare: State is doing more than ever to reduce costs — but parents aren't likely to be grateful
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (617+ words) There will be little celebration from parents, whose key concern is the number on the invoice that drops every month. Picture: iStock Fact and perception can be at odds. Tell someone who has just been robbed that crime rates are…...
'Parents left in limbo' as childcare providers cannot support complex needs
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (582+ words) Early intervention classes have been repurposed or closed in recent years. Picture: iStock Families are being left without support as childcare providers and pre-schools have no clear alternative to refer them to when they cannot meet a child’s needs, an…...
Tusla ‘consistently underfunded’ and in crisis, Ombudsman for Children warns
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (525+ words) 'Children in care have already overcome so much in their short lives, so when the State steps into the role of parent, it is incumbent on them to make sure it does so, knowing with absolute certainty, that it can…...
Fears for children over short-term allocation of social workers
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (605+ words) Five children in Waterford were allocated a social worker in February even though the worker was due to transfer to a different section at the end of this month, according to a guardian ad litem. Donal Traynor says he also…...