Childcare sector capacity to be boosted by €30m funding scheme

An Oireachtas committee heard families were having to drive for an hour each way to bring their child to a creche because they could not get a place in their own locality. Photograph: iStock

“One of the reasons is that we have made childcare more affordable for parents, so parents want to take it up. I suppose it is a problem caused by our successes elsewhere,” he said. “But capacity is now a central issue.” “That is one of the biggest issues that I see facing us,” she said. “Speaking to owners and different providers, they all have waiting lists. There are people waiting for a year or more, if not longer.”

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