There is a “real crisis” in Irish childcare with creches continuing to close down around the country, according to the head of a childcare
There is a “real crisis” in Irish childcare with creches continuing to close down around the country.this morning has found that parents could be waiting up to three years for a creche place for their child.
She said the only way for providers to improve the pay they offer their workers is to hike fees or to get more subsidies from Government. “So as providers, actually, our profit margin is reducing and reducing, meaning that we actually can't afford to pay colleagues more.”She said a Government report carried out last year found that providers are not making “huge profits” and the only way to improve pay is through increased fees or Government subsidies.
“So there are huge sustainability issues as well and that's causing an access problem, that's causing this issue because services are closing down.
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