Investment required in Early Years Startegy

Published: Monday, December 16, 2013

Following the confirmation in a recent Irish Independent/ Today FM Behaviour and Attitudes Survey  that one in four couples feel they are too poor to start a family, National Women’s Council of Ireland is renewing calls for a multi-annual investment in the quality of provision of Early Childhood Care & Education. 

The absence of support for women to access affordable childcare prevents women from entering into employment and will prohibit economic recovery.  Public spending in childcare and early education in Ireland as a percentage of GDP are among the lowest in the OECD and childcare costs in Ireland are among the most expensive. Current childcare provisions do not facilitate working parents in Ireland.

The full article in the Irish Independent is available here.

The full press release is available on our website.