- Read more: Ireland’s Childcare Problem: What We Have, and What Denmark Does Differently
This paper argues that Ireland’s recent childcare fee cuts, while helpful to many parents, are masking the real problem. Ireland still has a shortage of childcare places and an underpaid workforce that subsidies alone can’t fix. This paper uses Denmark’s guaranteed-place, publicly- funded model as a benchmark to show an alternative approach to childcare.
- Read more: Afterschool care for school-aged children in Ireland
The ESRI, in cooperation with the Department for Children, Disability and Equality, has published a new report “Afterschool care for school-aged children in Ireland.” This report explores patterns of afterschool care and socio-emotional and cognitive outcomes for children at age 9 and 13 in Ireland over a ten-year period.
