It now costs an average of almost €160 per week for full-time childcare in Clare.
The Department of Children and Youth Affairs’ Early Years Sector Profile suggests that fees have risen by an average of around €7 a week since last year.
Almost 4,000 children in this county are registered with childcare providers while 473 people are working in the sector here.
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Director of Policy and Advocacy with Early Childhood Ireland, Frances Byrne says both parents and workers are facing an uphill battle.
