Parents of toddlers in the Shannonside region are paying on average €670 euro a month for childcare.
Nationally, new figures show the average cost of full time care for one child is 746 euro a month
Parents in Westmeath pay the most locally and the sixth highest in the country at €786.
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In Roscommon, childcare costs parents on average €652 each year down from €682 in 2018.
Parents in Leitrim have seen prices drop from €659 in 2018 to €627 in 2022.
While Longford has the lowest prices nationwide, with monthly childcare costing €613 compared to €650 4 years ago.
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Managing Director of Investwise David Quinn has worked out how much a parent would have to earn to cover these costs, if one parent is earning a salary of 40,000 euro:
