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Listen to the full interview here: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Read NWC's pre budget submission reccomendations on childcare here: www.nwci.ie/learn/public...

#TogetherForPublic #DriveTime #Childcare
Drivetime Monday 1 September 2025
Sarah McInerney and Cormac Ó hEadhra brings you all the latest news and stories of the day from around the country and beyond.
www.rte.ie
September 2, 2025 at 11:16 AM
nwc.bsky.social
NWC recommends that the Government allocate €30 million in Budget 2026 to start a national roll-out of publicly-delivered early childhood education and care services.

nwci.ie/learn/public...

#TogetherforPublic #Budget2026
National Women’s Council Pre-Budget Submission 2026
nwci.ie
August 29, 2025 at 9:31 AM
nwc.bsky.social
“The lesson for Ireland is clear: childcare must be treated as a public good.”

Great read in yesterday’s @Independent_ie on costs of childcare & how shifting to a publicly delivered model could ensure women's full participation

Read more: www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...

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‘I started looking when I was three months’ pregnant and was told there’s a two-year waiting list’ – counting the true cost of childcare
For parents like Aoife Whelan, a mother-of-two living in Sallins, Co Kildare, Ireland’s childcare crisis begins before their child is even born. “I had to take a full year off for my first baby, as th...
www.independent.ie
July 25, 2025 at 7:09 AM
onefamilyireland.bsky.social
This is why we're a member of the #TogetherForPublic alliance, campaigning for a public system of childcare which would:
⭐ Guarantee a place for every child.
⭐ Have heavily subsidised rates for one-parent families, so that all one-parent families can access it.

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June 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
nwc.bsky.social
Childcare is an essential public service and is best provided directly by the State. This means women have the choice to participate, including in politics, sports, Arts, and employment + it offers decent pay and conditions for educators. #TogetherForPublic

www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
Muireann Lynch: We assumed mothers could work as if childless when more women entered the workplace
Data-driven approach needed if Government is ever to find a balance that supports families and caregivers
www.irishtimes.com
June 14, 2025 at 9:33 AM
nwc.bsky.social
Following the Dáil vote on childcare yesterday, the Together for Public alliance called on the Government to take immediate action to tackle the crisis in early years education.

Read the press release here: www.nwci.ie/learn/articl...

#EveryChild #TogetherforPublic #PublicChildcare
May 15, 2025 at 10:52 AM
nwc.bsky.social
Together For Public responds to yesterday’s Dáil motion on Childcare & looks forward to engaging with Minister Foley and all political parties on how to achieve a public system of early childhood education and care.

#EveryChild #TogetherforPublic
May 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM
debnolds.bsky.social
Great to see a motion from @ClaireKerr
🟢 @sinnfeinireland
to support #TogetherForPublic an Alliance for a Public System of #Childcare

#EveryChild deserves quality education & Care
Educators deserve better wages
Providers need a better funding model
nwc.bsky.social National Women’s Council @nwc.bsky.social · May 7
Real momentum is building behind our call for public childcare! 👶🙌

This evening a motion put forward by TD Claire Kerrane
will echo our call for urgent action to tackle the childcare crisis.

The system is broken & we need action✊🚸

#EveryChild #TogetherforPublic #Childcare
May 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
nwc.bsky.social
Real momentum is building behind our call for public childcare! 👶🙌

This evening a motion put forward by TD Claire Kerrane
will echo our call for urgent action to tackle the childcare crisis.

The system is broken & we need action✊🚸

#EveryChild #TogetherforPublic #Childcare
May 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
nwc.bsky.social
This #MayDay, NWC with Together for Public joined outside Leinster House to call for Government action to tackle the ongoing childcare crisis & for a public childcare system

Thank you to our brilliant speakers and everyone who joined us today 💥

#EveryChild #TogetherforPublic
May 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
rodericogorman.bsky.social
A public mode of State provided childcare, working alongside community and private providers, will deliver the badly needed extra childcare spaces across the country. I was delighted to join the #TogetherForPublic protest outside the Dáil today #EveryChild
May 1, 2025 at 2:44 PM
aontas.com
📢 Today our Head of Impact and Engagement, Megan Fearon, represented AONTAS at the National Women's Council of Ireland #TogetherForPublic rally calling on the Government to remove childcare barriers and support learners, women, and lone parents.

Learn more ➡️ www.nwci.ie/discover/wha...

#EveryChild
May 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
nwc.bsky.social
Join us this Thursday, May 1st, outside the Dáil at 12:45pm to call for action on the government’s childcare promises and come together to call for a public childcare model with NWC and the Together For Public Alliance

#TogetherForPublic #EveryChild
April 28, 2025 at 10:15 AM
nwc.bsky.social
On May First at 12:45 Together for Public are gathering outside of the Dáil. Join us and our call for action re the childcare promises laid out in the Programme for Government and to call for a public model of early childhood education.

The time to act is now.

#EveryChild #TogetherforPublic
April 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
nwc.bsky.social
Join the Together for Public Alliance on May 1st at Lunchtime outside the Dáil and call on our government to deliver on their childcare promises and advocate for the delivery of public childcare.

#EveryChild #TogetherForPublic
April 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
nwc.bsky.social
Mothers & families deserve a childcare system that is affordable, accessible & supportive, where children can flourish & women can thrive. May 1st - Drop your sandwich, lift a banner & join us outside the Dáil at 12:45 to demand real action on childcare

#TogetherForPublic
April 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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An opinion piece in today’s @thejournal_ie breaks down The Early Childhood Ireland Barometer 2025, and outlines that the public wants a better system and investments for Early Childhood Education and Care.

Read more: thejournal.ie/readme/early...

#TogetherForPublic #EveryChild
Opinion: The public is ahead of government on the importance of Early Years and School Age Care
Frances Byrne of Early Childhood Ireland breaks down the latest Barometer for 2025 and says the public clearly wants a better system.
thejournal.ie
February 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
nwc.bsky.social
“There are currently 41 crèche places on average for every 73 children aged between 0 and 4 years nationwide”

The current system is broken. #TogetherForPublic is campaigning for a public system of childcare where every child is guaranteed a place.

www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...
Dublin Bay South with most crèche places per child, study
Dublin Bay South has the most crèche places per child in the country, according to new findings published today.
www.rte.ie
January 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
nwc.bsky.social
🚨Stark findings 👉Party leaders must deliver their general election promises and give a clear commitment to a public system of Early Childhood Education and Care (1/2) #EveryChild #TogetherForPublic

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Negotiating Childcare
As the main parties resume their negotiations for a new government, what are the options for a new policy approach to childcare? The option of direct provision of childcare services through the public...
lght.ly
January 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
nwc.bsky.social
As Government formation talks are set to continue, we need a clear commitment to transition to a public system of early childhood education and care. This public system must guarantee a place for every child, no matter their background. #TogetherforPublic #EveryChild
jrnl.ie/6580245
Opinion: When it comes to early years education, we're waiting for the Donogh O’Malley moment
Grainne McKenna and Dr Sheila Garrity say it’s time for early childhood education in this country to change for the better.
jrnl.ie
January 4, 2025 at 10:09 AM
nwc.bsky.social
This morning, NWC Director
Orla O'Connor joined @newstalkfm.bsky.social Breakfast
to discuss the #TogetherForPublic campaign, urging government prioritisation of a public system of early childhood education & care for #EveryChild in the next Programme for Government. 🌟
December 18, 2024 at 3:30 PM
nwc.bsky.social

💥The next government must prioritise the move to a public system of early childhood education and care in the next term and Programme for Government

📌Read our press release here: www.nwci.ie/learn/articl...

#EveryChild #TogetherForPublic (2/2)
Public childcare must be a priority for the next Government
Alliance of over 40 organisations reminds newly elected TDs of their election promises
www.nwci.ie
December 18, 2024 at 11:18 AM
nwc.bsky.social
Head to our #TogetherForPublic webpage, calling on all political parties to pledge to deliver a Public System of Early Childhood Education and Care for #EveryChild: www.nwci.ie/discover/wha...
Together for Public - Delivering early education and care for every child » The National Women's Council of Ireland
www.nwci.ie
December 16, 2024 at 9:51 AM
nwc.bsky.social
🧒For #EveryChild
👩For every woman
👥 For every worker & early years educator

⚡Take 2 minutes now to email the political party leaders and demand a public system of #childcare

www.nwci.ie/make_public_...

#TogetherForPublic #GE2024 #GeneralElection2024
November 15, 2024 at 9:51 AM