Image: Shutterstock Image: Shutterstock INVESTMENT IN THE early years childcare sector must increase in the next Budget, particularly for children under the age of three, the CEO of Early Childhood Ireland has said.
They’re looking for a pre-school place for their child and in general, they’re able to find a good quality Montessori, pre-school, playschool close by to their home that their child can go to before they go to school.
“At Early Childhood Ireland, we’re certainly saying that this next Budget, unlike last Budget, the last Budget invested nothing more in this sector and this Budget has to change pattern and we have to focus on this entire sector and particularly services for children under the age of three.” #Open journalism No news is bad news Support The Journal Your contributions will help us continue to deliver the stories that are important to youShe detailed how, in the final weeks of her pregnancy last December, she began phoning creches expecting to hear “eye-watering sums of money”, but instead was met with a long list of refusals.