Frontline workers to have childcare provided from home - if proposal gets the go-ahead

NPHET expected to back plan that would aid parents in the fight against Covid-19

It is understood that the proposal, made by the department of Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Katherine Zappone, is the NPHET preferred option to protect families and workers. Stock Image

Anne-Marie Walsh

FRONTLINE health workers are likely to have childcare provided in their homes in the first phase of Government plans to ease restrictions due to Covid-19.

It is understood that the proposal, made by the department of Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Katherine Zappone, is the National Public Health Emergency Team's (NPHET) preferred option to protect families and workers.