Childcare providers have condemned the Government’s planned support for the sector as unsustainable and unworkable during a demonstration outside Leinster House in Dublin.
The Federation of Early Childcare Providers said creche and preschool owners are committed to a series of closures this September over the Government’s Core Funding proposals for Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) providers.
The Government is looking at options on how to reduce the cost of childcare for parents as part of Budget 2023, including examining whether to increase the number of free hours available under the ECCE scheme.
