11th November services nationwide will be closing their doors in protest. Capitation for Ecce services must be raised to €76 per child at a cost of €30 to Government if this does not happen we will loose so many small services next year. Roderic O’Gorman TD you must fix this.

Thank you 🙏 we need all the help we can get.

Another staff called in sick with covid just before 8 this morning and several relief staff sick too. Barely managed to cover today and I'm praying nobody else gets sick this week or they'll be no option but to close rooms or limit child numbers to comply with the regulations

Roderic O’Gorman TD Crowne Plaza Dublin Blanchardstown Community CU Hundreds of ECCE services desperately struggling to stay open due to chronic underfunding by your department, and you think the voters are impressed by your daily photo opportunities. Stop worrying about the next election and concentrate on what we pay you for!!! Elaine Dunne Federation Early Childhood Providers

Just finishing several hours admin after working in preschool all day @dcediy unpaid administration needs to be addressed, Assessment reports, curriculum planning & documentation just tip of iceberg for this wk. Its not acceptable Roderic O’Gorman TD our time matters

Sharon Cairney Peter Smith Noel Chambers Roderic O’Gorman TD Crowne Plaza Dublin Blanchardstown Community CU Elaine Dunne Federation Early Childhood Providers Someone needs to take charge soon, why do we have to wait for a collapse before anything is done Kathleen Funchion SF listen to providers on the ground call Roderic O’Gorman TD to account before it's too late

Covid EWSS payments offered 1st opportunity ever to pay EY teachers for actually time they worked & money to pay for holidays - many wonderful highly qualified teachers in EY are signing on this week for mid/term 😡 Terrible for such dedicated professionals already on low wages.

@MaryMag86999606 Roderic O’Gorman TD And they think they are doing a great job !!!! What a disaster our early years sector is.

◦Parents speaking out about lack of places. Issues with NCS,CF. Lack of places nationwide. Services closing down. Massive waiting lists. No staff to hire. Rural and urban closures in June being ignored. The volcano is erupting The Federation of Early Childhood Providers ISME This Week RTÉ Peadar Tóibín TD

Crona Byrne The Federation of Early Childhood Providers Roderic O’Gorman TD Totally agree. We have no staff Rooms closing down in many services. We are loosing most of our staff to SNA jobs. @dcediy you need to listen to the providers on the ground. We are calling for an apprenticeship model now. We are loosing our staff to schools The Federation of Early Childhood Providers

The Federation of Early Childhood Providers are putting Feet on the Streets of Dublin on the 27th June. Protest outside Leinster House. Fee freezes are crippling services. Ecce services trapped and being dictated and stuck in fee freeze since 2010. So many services closing permanently. #feetonthestreets

@dcediy Roderic O’Gorman TD Mark Wall TD Peadar Tóibín TD Réada Cronin TD 🇮🇪🇵🇸 ECCE fees must increase or services will close

We need to unite and shout loud that 0.03c increase is just not enough. What is the rationale behind this figure 🤷‍♀️

extra.ie/2023/07/21/new… services are going to pull out of CF as they are drowning in bills and can’t afford to pay wages etc. Roderic O’Gorman TD you need to engage with the experts on the ground The Federation of Early Childhood Providers Peadar Tóibín TD this sector is in serious trouble

Why is there little or no consultation with the sector. independent.ie/irish-news/par…

Found 5 providers yesterday in our County who closed their doors in June, all devastated & blame @dcediy policies. All still reg on Tusla List. Why Roderic O’Gorman TD are you trying to hide closures, you should be speaking to these providers addressing problems. Fix broken policies

Yet another service closing in Cork. Why is no one doing anything about these closures. They will have a huge impact on the workforce and our economy. Children have a right to be educated. mmcgrathtd can you please meet with The Federation of Early Childhood Providers we need your help

Spoke to fellow providers at Kildare meeting, so many highly educated people exhausted & drained propping ECEC. No support or fair funding for way too many yrs cracks are showing & about to collapse on your watch Roderic O’Gorman TD @dcediy

Fantastic work county to county Elaine Dunne Federation Early Childhood Providers & The Federation of Early Childhood Providers hugely positive reaction from staff & families too. This fight is not just for providers it's for everyone. Quality ECEC is essential for our children @dcediy can stick their "yellow pack" version where the sun...