Childcare experts are calling on the Government to deal with early education in a more co-ordinated fashion.
It comes amid a reported rift between Cabinet Ministers on how the issue is dealt with.
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The Irish Times says Children's Minister Katherine Zappone was left out of Budget discussions after she unveiled a plan to subsidise care for low income families.
Noirin Hayes visiting Professor in the School of Education at Trinity College Dublin says the ad-hoc nature of the system is not being addressed.