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# Childcare Voices

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Opinion: Without a public childcare model there can be no equality for women
The National Women’s Council says inadequate State investment in childcare has led to an unsustainable system in crisis.
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May 29th 2021, 7:01 PM
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‘Children's needs should be the priority for after-school services’
Prevention and Early Intervention expert Marian Quinn outlines the need for a reimagined after-school sector on the other side of Covid-19.
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Jul 23rd 2020, 7:00 AM
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‘Without state interventions many childcare providers will go out of business’
Childcare centre owners Sarah O’Leary and and Michele Akerlind explain how better investment can build a well paid and affordable childcare sector.
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Jul 22nd 2020, 7:00 AM
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‘Time to radically reform childcare and break the tension between fees and quality’
In the latest in our Childcare Voices series, Darragh O’Connor of SIPTU outlines why the trade union is calling for big changes in pay and affordability in the sector.
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Jul 21st 2020, 7:00 AM
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‘We are essentially paying out a second mortgage in childcare every month’
Mother Lynda Butler outlines the impact of childcare costs for her first daughter and how high fees are making her think twice about having a second child.
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Jul 20th 2020, 7:00 AM