1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (605+ words) CHILDMINDERS, CR'CHES, THREE hours a day ECCE places, au pairs, after-school care" It's a mind-boggling juggling act trying to find childcare that meets the needs of my family where I live. I have been a parent for almost a decade,…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (1826+ words) THERE HAVE BEEN up to 175 times in which at least one room in a Co Meath cr'che has closed due to staffing shortages since October last year, parents of children who attend the centre have said. The frequent closure of…...