Is the childcare sector headed for collapse?
b"More than 260 childcare providers are getting ready to close their doors next year.\\xa0That\\u2019s according to new research from the Federation of Early Childhood Providers who say the government\\u2019s \\u2018core funding\\u2019 promise is not enough to keep many firms afloat.\\xa0Chairperson of the group, Elaine Dunne spoke to Shane this morning to discuss these report findings.\\nListen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast\\xa0on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nDownload, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.\\n\\xa0\\xa0 \\nYou can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'."