A Clare childcare provider is assuring parents there is an end in sight to extortionate childcare costs.
It comes as an ESRI report has expressed concern about the impact of spiralling childcare fees on working mothers’ careers.
The average family shells out 12 percent of their income in childcare costs for a three year old – while prices have risen significantly in recent years and the study reveals that it’s women who bear the brunt of it.
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Manager of Clare Childcare Committee Karen McCarthy says the government is stepping up to the plate and implementing new measures to tackle it:
These people in Ennis have been sharing their views on the cost of childcare with us:
