Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, has today published the 2021 edition of the State of the Nation’s Children (SONC) Report. This SONC online report provides a comprehensive picture of our children’s lives by presenting key information on children’s health, behavioural and educational outcomes as well as their relationships with their … Read more
The chief executive of the Child Law Project (CLP) has said that some children still “slip through the cracks” in the care system, despite acknowledgement of the need for agencies to cooperate. Dr Maria Corbett was speaking as the organisation published its latest report on cases where the State sought orders to take children into, … Read more
A new survey of the childcare industry has found that 41% of early years professionals are actively seeking a job in another sector. The Early Years Professionals survey report was conducted by social scientist Dr. Amy Greer Murphy. Murphy said that today professionals are still struggling with low pay and insecure working conditions, feel undervalued … Read more