Insurance hike shuts our children’s centre

Sir — I manage an Early Years Nature Centre on the path of the beautiful Wild Atlantic Way in Co Clare. The age range is 2.8 years up to 13 years old. The children adore it here. Like so many services, our insurance is hiked each year — even though we have never had a claim to warrant same.

With school soon out, we were preparing for our annual summer camp for the younger age group — until I was informed that insurance hikes meant the camps would cost an extra €500.

The result is that, to the disappointment of all — particularly the children — we will not host the camps this summer.

Any three-year-old child attending our service knows that their actions have consequences. After all, we tell them all to “hold on to the swing rope tight, just in case you fall”. Nora Custy, Manager, Teach Spraoi Nature Kindergarten, Toonagh, Co Clare