Plea follows reports of parents being asked to pay holding fee to ensure place in creche.
Up to half of childcare facilities shut for âday of protestâ over pay and conditions.
Hundreds of childcare facilities are set to shut on Wednesday as thousands of staff and parents take part in a âday of protestâ over pay and conditions in the sector.
It’s kind of nearly like blackmail at the moment that they are saying ‘well if you do go on strike, or you do walk out or object or rally on the fifth of February that basically she is going to pull the plug on the funding for that day.
Cork childcare providers on why they are protesting to highlight the crisis in their sector.
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS HAVE warned of a crisis in the sector. The rising cost of insurance, coupled with a dearth of providers, have thrown staff and…