Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 14 November 2023

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth

Issues Facing the Early Childhood Sector: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Mark Considine:

I appreciate that. Some of the older schemes were more restrictive. The national childcare scheme introduced a more flexible regime to reflect some of the concerns. We talked earlier about the consultation with providers. Part of the feedback we had from providers was to increase the level of flexibility. I know that providers can struggle sometimes with the hours-based model but the flexibility is there and we have tried to reinforce the communication of that flexibility to both parents and providers over time.

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