''You're paying all this money, but you have to keep your kid at home because they keep picking up bugs''

The Hard Shoulder Highlights

The Hard Shoulder Highlights with Kieran Cuddihy on Newstalk. Join Kieran every weekday afternoon from 4-7pm for a round-up of the day’s events, interviews with the people at the centre of the stories – and a bit of craic along the way. Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

''You're paying all this money, but you have to keep your kid at home because they keep picking up bugs''

If you have children in childcare you’re probably all too familiar with the number of days they are off sick. What’s more frustrating is the fact that most people pay full creche fees while children are out. Aideen Finnegan, Host of How To Pivot Podcast is all too familiar with the situation & Regina Bushell, MD of Grovelands Childcare and Chair of Seas Suas, a voice for Ireland’s independent early learning and care providers, joined Kieran to discuss... Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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''You're paying all this money, but you have to keep your kid at home because they keep picking up bugs''