{"id":913,"date":"2025-03-12T12:16:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T12:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carefinder.ie\/blog\/index.php\/about\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T14:10:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T14:10:52","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carefinder.ie\/blog\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-25efe059 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-152b2cf8\"><h1 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Providing Practical Help to Parents<\/h1><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-layout-grid uagb-block-c07c1ca2 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-439a912a uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><h2 class=\"uagb-ifb-title\">Our MissioN<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"uagb-ifb-separator\"><\/div><p class=\"uagb-ifb-desc\">At <strong>CareFinder.ie<\/strong>, our mission is to empower parents in Ireland by providing trusted, reliable, and practical information about childcare and parenting. 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