80% of early years sector staff plan to leave within the next year
The early years sector is facing such a crisis that 80% of staff are plannig to leave the sector in the next 12 months according to a local SIPTU representative. A new survey has also found 42% of staff are actively looking for a new job with low pay being…
Sligo Labour Party member calls for overhaul of how early-years education is provided
A local member of the Labour Party has called for a total overhaul of the way in which early childhood care and education is provided. Sligo Leitrim Labour Party member John Davey has also called for fully funded support by the government to allow them to remain open. Mr Davey…
Childcare workers want Government to make childcare a public service
Local Childcare workers receive little pay and no holiday leave. These are just some of the issues highlighted yesterday when over 30,000 people protested in Dublin calling on the government to give more support for childcare sector workers. Many were calling on the government to make the sector a public…