A Cavan childcare provider has welcomed the new pay agreement for the sector.
Last week, the Government approved Employment Regulation orders which will provide new minimum rates of pay for various roles in early years' education.
Paula Donohoe operates Clever Clogs Childcare Services in Ballyconnell and had been fighting for these improvements for a number of decades.
She told The Wider View that it's an important first step in improving the quality of education given.