Community Platform: Launch of Principles for delivering a Public Childcare Model: 11th November 2021
The Community Platform holding an online launch of
Principles for delivering a high quality, inclusive and accessible Public Childcare Model
Thursday 11th November @ 11:30
The Community Platform believes that the progressive delivery of a high quality, inclusive and accessible public childcare model is urgently needed. Lessons from the past, and reinforced by the Covid-19 pandemic, show the important role of the state in providing key public services and in ensuring universal access. A properly designed and delivered public childcare model can play an important role in addressing poverty and disadvantage. The Six Principles for a Public Childcare Model are:
1. Child centred
2. State responsibility |
3. Investment
4. Quality, inclusion and accessibility |
5. Equality
6. Decent working conditions |
Following the presentation of the Platform’s Principles the launch will have speakers outlining their support for a public model of childcare from their perspective as parents, childcare providers and childcare professionals. This includes:
- Bróna Ní Chobhthaigh, South Inner City Community Development Association
- Mick Kenny, Association of Childcare Professionals
- Vicky Wall, Waterford Women’s Centre Childcare
A panel of speakers, including representatives from the community sector, trade unions and political parties will respond to these proposals and perspectives. The panel includes:
- Orla O’Connor – National Women’s Council
- Dr Laura Bambrick – Irish Congress of Trade Unions
- Ivana Bacik TD – Labour
- Richard Boyd Barrett TD – People Before Profit
- Kathleen Funchion TD – Sinn Féin
- Jennifer Whitmore TD – Social Democrats
Anyone requiring Irish Sign Language contact communityplatform@eapn.ie
The event is online by zoom: A link will be sent to those who register closer to date of the launch.