EPISODE · Aug 28, 2024 · 2 MIN
Calls locally for radical overhaul of Early Years Education system
It's felt locally that the Early Years Education and School Aged Care system is in need of a radical overhaul.Many facilities across the sector have been struggling, with childcare fee increases, a shortage of places for schoolchildren and services exiting core funding, or closing altogether, cited as some of the main reasons.In Sligo alone, 5 childcare providers have left the sector, with more expected to follow suit by June 2025.Labour Councillor Nessa Cosgrove says its time that the state intervened.
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