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Survey reveals childcare facilities face potential closures - Kilkenny Live

Many childcare services may be restricted or face potential closure due to an inability to recruit and retain staff according to the findings of a recent survey. The survey of almost 2,000 managers and staff reveals that 39% of early years educators ...

26 Aug 2022 at 15:03

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Survey reveals childcare facilities face potential closures due to staffing crisis

A survey of more than 1,977 managers and staff in the Early Years (childcare) sector has indicated that many services may be restricted or face potential closure due to an inability to recruit and retain staff. The Early Years Staffing Survey, ...

22 Aug 2022 at 16:00

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Low pay concern among 86% of workers in early years sector – survey

Low pay is a concern among the vast majority of early years professionals, according to a survey. The survey was carried out by the Siptu union among over 1,000 early years professionals. The survey notes improvements in the childcare sector ...

04 Jul 2024 at 00:01

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Simon Harris: ‘I want childcare to be part of the public education system’

Taoiseach Simon Harris has said his party will begin a consultation process on setting up a public childcare and early education service. The Fine Gael leader said they would consult with parents and childcare providers from Friday on how ...

11 Sept 2024 at 16:15

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Plea for Kilkenny Children - ‘Don’t miss this milestone for our children’

Early Childhood Ireland, the leading organisation in the early years sector, has called on the Government to transform the Early Years and School Age Care system by including an ambitious five-year plan in Budget 2023. The body has ...

20 Jul 2022 at 14:00

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Kilkenny TD calls for better pay for Early Years Educators following meeting with local activists

SIPTU members have voiced their deep dissatisfaction with the current funding model for the Early Years Sector, and the issues of poverty pay, no provision for sick pay and pension and the high cost for parents. Kilkenny Big Start ...

12 Sept 2021 at 09:42

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Early Childhood Ireland seeks urgent clarification on wage subsidy scheme for childcare sector

Early Childhood Ireland, the membership organisation for the early years sector, has called for an urgent update from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) on the proposed government Wage Subsidy Scheme for the ...

08 Apr 2020 at 16:27

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