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Early Childhood Ireland: Real Voices

Published: Thursday, February 12, 2015

Did you know?

•         More than 25,000 people are employed in the Early Childhood sector
•         The average rate of pay in the sector is less than €11
•         48% of all services have a child with additional needs
•         Ireland currently spends just 0.2% of GDP in the Early Childhood sector, this compares to a European average of 0.7%.

Watch this video from Early Childhood Ireland highlighting the need for grave investment in early childhood education in Ireland. You can find out more about the Real Voices campaign here or on Twitter, using #oneunitedvoice