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MANY PEOPLE CARING for nine-month-old babies in childcare facilities are under-qualified according to a new ESRI study.
The also ESRI says that, of those holding qualifications, a large proportion hold them at the lower FETAC level rather than the higher HETAC level.
The number of nine-month old children actually in centre-based care is relatively low however. The ESRI survey of 11,000 new mothers shows that 60 per cent of children at nine-months are still cared for by parents with just over a quarter of the remaining 40 per cent being cared for in childcare facilities.
Of children in non-parental childcare at nine-moths, 42 per cent were cared for by relatives (mostly grandparents) and 31 per cent by non-relatives (mostly childminders).
The research shows that while relatively few mothers return to work before their child is aged six months, a significant proportion return at 6-7 months.
Labour laws entitle women in Ireland to 26 weeks’ maternity leave together with 16 weeks additional unpaid leave.
According to the ESRI, women more privileged in terms of income and education were more likely to take additional unpaid leave.
Report author Dr. Frances McGinnity, rsaid that the data should be used to enhance understanding of early stage childcare in Ireland:
This report is a ‘snapshot’ of nine-month-olds, a first step in furthering that knowledge by analysing return to work and childcare choices: the three year cohort will allow us to examine how these childcare choices are related to developmental outcomes.
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Cold enough to make lawyers put their hands in their own pockets.
Last month the number of rough sleepers soared to a shameful new high of 184 because of government housing policy.
Are there sufficient emergency beds for every one of those people tonight.
If not and god forbid if any should die in the cold on the streets over the coming days, then it is only right that Socky Varadkar and Eoghan ‘Poshboy’ Murphy be charged with manslaughter.
@Colin Morris: ridiculous that the winter plan begins in mid December. Government has a lot to answer for, banks too
@Colin Morris:
That’s very sad Colin, there is accommodation available for everybody.
I know a drunken bum barred for violence last week, And was accommodated immediately.
The rough sleepers may have unfortunate problems, preventing them to be easily looked after god help them.
@Benjamin Dolan: a drunken bum ??
That’s why man slaughter charges need to be pursued against Socky Varadkar and Poshboy Murphy if there are any preventable deaths of homeless people this year.
Their refusal to do their jobs is criminally negligent.
Winter is coming!
@Jon Snow: You know nothing, Jon Snow…
A mother polar bear and its cub are on an ice floe ,The cub asks of Mother “Mum ,what kind of bear am I ,am I a grizzly bear.or a Kodiak bear ? Mum what kind of bear am I ?,The exasperated mother looks down at the cub and says “son you are Polar bear.but why ask ?”and the cub replies ,because I am f:%%|ng freezing.
It is absolutely freezing when I wake up in the morning. Can only go for short cycles as well as it is so cold.
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