Elaine Dunne Federation Early Childhood Providers The Federation of Early Childhood Providers ISME Having a transitioning period means this will eventually be introduced. For a sole trader with a small setting this will still lead to a huge additional administrative burden, many will not be able do this or indeed afford the additional costs involved.

100% agree The Federation of Early Childhood Providers all the way .

Too many Early Years services closing & no response from @dcediy why? Parents are crying out for places, services want to continue why not try save the services you have & try save places plus Yrs of educator experience lost. Roderic O’Gorman TD you are failing the sector #FECP

Olivia Carton @gavreilly.com on Bluesky 5 services gone on Lucan. 5 services gone in Sandyford all closing this week. Many more closing nationally. Who will be made accountable for this ?Parents struggling to find places. Women on their knees working years in our sector to be forced out of business. The Federation of Early Childhood Providers

Olivia Carton @gavreilly.com on Bluesky The Federation of Early Childhood Providers We are a sinking ship and no one will support us or help us WHY We need support from everyone to keep our services open. Everyone thinks we are being hugely funded but unfortunately historic fee freezes have crippled our businesses. Pat Kenny Newstalk Newstalk Breakfast The Federation of Early Childhood Providers

Elaine Dunne Federation Early Childhood Providers Olivia Carton @gavreilly.com on Bluesky The Federation of Early Childhood Providers Roderic O’Gorman TD and @dcediy have destroyed the childcare sector. 10% or services in Sligo are closing next week. Fee freezes, ridiculously underfunded ecce programme, admin burdens and now the Chart of Accounts fiasco. They have a lot to answer for

Early Years Professional Ireland Olivia Carton @gavreilly.com on Bluesky The Federation of Early Childhood Providers Roderic O’Gorman TD @dcediy How many times do we have to ask for help. So many struggling and broken. Someone must take responsibility for these policies that have let down providers, parents and children. The Federation of Early Childhood Providers Roderic O’Gorman TD when will you do something ?

Elaine Dunne Federation Early Childhood Providers Olivia Carton @gavreilly.com on Bluesky The Federation of Early Childhood Providers I've spent the last month taking calls from parents of closing Preschools and creches,literally crying as they beg for a space. My waiting list is so long I can't even put them on a cancellation space. I'm making it very clear to each of them that O Gorman caused their distress.

kfmradio.com/on-air/podcast… the harsh reality for us all The Federation of Early Childhood Providers

Closures Dublin alone 5 in our ministers constituency 5 Kilbarrack to Donabate 5 Lucan 5 Sandyford 2 Clondalkin All closed last week. No one taking these services over. Who is going to take responsible for this fiasco. This is nationwide. Roderic O’Gorman TD

Elaine Dunne Federation Early Childhood Providers Roderic O’Gorman TD By any measures a poor performance. Trying to nationalise by stealth & lies needs to stop. Roderic O’Gorman TD Mary Lou McDonald Ivana Bacik Micheál Martin

When a senior officer of Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) is this out-of-touch with what's going on in childcare, is it any wonder SMEs want representation on #LEEF to educate them? Elaine Dunne Federation Early Childhood Providers Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Simon Harris TD Peter Burke Jack Chambers TD Paschal Donohoe Roderic O’Gorman TD

Laura Bambrick Correction, 'publicly underfunded'. ECCE is provided to parents at providers expense. Same rate of funding for 8+ years. What else do you know that costs the same now as it did 2 years ago, never mind 8 years ago. Providers carrying the cost of this for too long.

LISTEN BACK: Childcare or Bike Storage: What's Worth the Investment? Elaine Dunne Elaine Dunne Federation Early Childhood Providers The Federation of Early Childhood Providers chats to PJ Coogan following the revelation that over 300K was spent on a bike shed at Dáil Éireann shows.acast.com/corks-96-fm-op…

On a net basis, there are 67 fewer Early Years services open now than at the Core Funding peak in Nov 2022. It's simply not working. @dcediy Catherine Murphy Réada Cronin TD 🇮🇪🇵🇸 @BernardDurkanTD James Lawless Roderic O’Gorman TD The Federation of Early Childhood Providers Early Childhood Ireland

Treasa Keegan ⚡ @dcediy Catherine Murphy Réada Cronin TD 🇮🇪🇵🇸 @BernardDurkanTD James Lawless Roderic O’Gorman TD The Federation of Early Childhood Providers Early Childhood Ireland And yet those in gov continue to clap themselves on the back for what they've done for ECEC (CHILDCARE) Hardly a successful PLAN Running us into the ground!Services in decline at a time of increasing need. Says it all providers surrendering. Well done Roderic O’Gorman TD and @dcediy

SIPTU - The Early Years Union Simon Harris TD High quality services are closing because of chronic underfunding. We have been fighting this for years. This sector is already publicly funded and this just shows Core Funding isn’t working. Providers are not at fault here. It is policy failure. The Federation of Early Childhood Providers