PLAY PODCASTS
Irelands Childcare Crisis

Irelands Childcare Crisis

The Hard Shoulder · Newstalk

July 4, 202217m 38s

Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.

Show Notes

In 4 counties in Ireland, Dublin, Meath, Sligo and Wexford waiting lists for childcare run up to 2024. In just 7 counties of 26, childcare providers will have space by the end of this year. Mary Seery Kearney, Fine Gael Seanad spokesperson on Children, Mary Moloney, from Crann Support Group and Elaine Dunne, Federation of Early Childhood Providers, joined Emmett to discuss the on going issues facing the childhood sector.