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# a-breach-of-trust - Wednesday 7 October, 2015



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Girl (5) awarded €17,500 after being moved to 'harsh and abusive' room in Dublin créche

Oct 7th 2015, 12:18 PM 34,684 Views 92 Comments

Court heard that she went from being a ‘happy’ child to a ‘;cranky’ one after being moved to a different room in the creche.

# a-breach-of-trust - Monday 15 June, 2015



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# Column

'Government thinks it's perfectly acceptable for childcare workers to have absolutely no training'

Jun 15th 2015, 11:00 PM 1,094 Views 36 Comments

The Department of Children and Youth Affairs has rowed back on its promise that every childcare worker will need a minimum qualification by this September.

# a-breach-of-trust - Monday 13 October, 2014



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Links Creche faces 24 charges after claims of 'disrespectful, degrading and exploitative' treatment

Oct 13th 2014, 11:43 AM 16,302 Views 0 Comments

The charges, heard in court today, relate to allegations of mistreatment of children highlighted in Prime Time’s ‘A Breach of Trust’ programme.

# a-breach-of-trust - Wednesday 28 May, 2014



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# Childcare

Opinion: One year on from the Prime Time childcare exposé – what have we learned?

May 28th 2014, 1:00 PM 455 Views 15 Comments

I watched last year’s Prime Time documentary in tears, as did many parents around the country. Have the inspection and regulatory changes that followed been enough?

# a-breach-of-trust - Thursday 15 May, 2014



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# Childcare

Efforts to improve standards after RTÉ creche investigation "have not been enough"

May 15th 2014, 7:45 AM 6,763 Views 15 Comments

Early Childhood Ireland has said that the funding made available has been a “trickle of the stream” that is needed.

# a-breach-of-trust - Wednesday 24 July, 2013



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Management investigating after toddlers wander out of Stepaside creche

Jul 24th 2013, 9:32 AM 16,566 Views 69 Comments

The ‘Giraffe’ facility in Belarmine was one of three crèches featured as part of an RTÉ investigation into alleged mistreatment of children earlier this year.

# a-breach-of-trust - Monday 17 June, 2013



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# Childcare

HSE: 'Creche breached child-adult ratio - we marked it compliant by accident'

Jun 17th 2013, 6:45 AM 8,756 Views 14 Comments

An inspection report handed to parents whose children attend a Dublin creche identified breaches of child-adult ratios yet marked the facility compliant. The HSE said this was an “administrative error”.

# a-breach-of-trust - Tuesday 11 June, 2013



# Childcare

# Childcare

Crèche inspection reports to be put online from next month

Jun 11th 2013, 6:06 PM 8,437 Views 13 Comments

Frances Fitzgerald has outlined plans to change the childcare regulation system following RTÉ’s exposé last month.

# a-breach-of-trust - Friday 7 June, 2013



# Childcare

# Childcare

Better qualified staff and robust inspections in new pre-school agenda

Jun 7th 2013, 12:58 PM 4,679 Views 14 Comments

The new ‘Pre-school Quality Agenda’ will ensure action is taken in response to findings of non-compliance.

# a-breach-of-trust - Sunday 2 June, 2013



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HSE director 'sorry' for not putting creche reports online

Jun 2nd 2013, 3:03 PM 9,488 Views 21 Comments

“I apologise for that…It was in a queue of things to happen. It was resource-restricted. It will happen now.”

# a-breach-of-trust - Saturday 1 June, 2013



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Profit-making childhood services to pay 'significant registration fee'

Jun 1st 2013, 2:17 PM 6,849 Views 30 Comments

Chief executive-designate of the Child and Family Agency Gordon Jeyes described the portrayal of childcare in RTÉ Prime Time’s investigation as “truly horrifying”.



# Your Say

# Your Say

Poll: Should CCTV be installed in Irish creches?

Jun 1st 2013, 10:12 AM 11,330 Views 112 Comments

The idea has been mooted in light of revelations in this week’s Prime Time investigation.



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# Little Harvard

In letter to parents, creche 'does not accept general thrust' of RTÉ footage

Jun 1st 2013, 7:20 AM 25,243 Views 84 Comments

Little Harvard has defended itself in a letter sent home with children who attend its five creches this week in the wake of the ‘A Breach of Trust’ programme.

# a-breach-of-trust - Wednesday 29 May, 2013



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Did you miss the Prime Time creche expose? Here's what happened

May 29th 2013, 6:14 PM 88,042 Views 93 Comments

With RTÉ not making the programme available to view again, TheJournal.ie presents an in-depth recap of the programme for those who missed it.



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Links Childcare plans CCTV streaming as it tries to 'repair loss of trust'

May 29th 2013, 1:41 PM 20,410 Views 66 Comments

The under fire creche has issued a statement about RTÉ’s damning Prime Time investigation into practices of its staff.



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RTÉ: No repeats or online airing of Prime Time creche investigation

May 29th 2013, 9:24 AM 28,758 Views 86 Comments

The one-off broadcast last night showed young children being mistreated by staff at three creches in Dublin and Wicklow.



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Anger as RTE Prime Time shows mistreatment of creche children

May 29th 2013, 7:47 AM 37,472 Views 247 Comments

The programme which aired last night showed staff aggressively handling children, shouting at them, and leaving them in high chairs for long periods.

# a-breach-of-trust - Tuesday 28 May, 2013



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RTE Prime Time creche investigation to air tonight

May 28th 2013, 4:47 PM 30,389 Views 119 Comments

The station has promised parents it will only broadcast the programme once and it will not by uploaded to the RTE Player.

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