Early Childhood Ireland is making the call for change.
Early Childhood Ireland is urging the government to grant pay parity for Early Years and School Age Care graduates.
Offaly's Early Years sector is facing a 23% staff turnover rate, with 58 local member settings affected, whereas Laois and Westmeath have even lower rates at 15.5% and 15.3% respectively.
This comes amid ongoing recruitment and retention challenges within the sector.
Nationally, over 2,000 qualified staff left or changed jobs last year.
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