Labour are promoting a scheme that will see childcare drop dramatically in price.
If elected, the party said they would implement a State-subsidised service for children aged from nine months to 12 years which parents would be able to access for up to 40 hours per week.
According to The Independent, the scheme would see prices drop from the national average of €4.25 and the Dublin average of €5 per hour per child in a crèche.Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan told
Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan told The Independent:
“for too long, we have given parents little support and given children mixed quality care”.
“The State has never invested in childcare and, as the economy recovers, it is time to change that for once and for all”.
The scheme is a measure by the party to attract working parents ahead of the general election. The implementation of the scheme would occur over a five year basis with a cost of €500m to the tax payer.
