Regulations which allow health boards to supervise and inspect pre-school services will be in place by the end of the year, according to the Minister of State at the Department of Health.
Mr Austin Currie was speaking at the Creche of the Year Awards in Dublin yesterday, where he presented the top award to The Park Academy, Cabinteely, Dublin. The new measures are among the final parts of the 1991 Child Care Act to be implemented.