Childcare Crisis: A Celtic tiger hangover
In the 1990s, there was a huge rise in the number of mothers entering the workforce, and the embryonic childcare industry was ill-equipped to adjust, writes Richard Curran.
The shocking RTE television footage from three creches last week struck fear into the hearts of many parents. It tapped into their biggest nightmare - the possibility that their young children are being mistreated in someone else's care.
The fact that the programme affected so many people reflects just how enormous the private childcare industry has become. The industry has emerged relatively recently and is clearly not sufficiently regulated and monitored, reflecting the ...
