Offaly County Childcare Committee

Introduction to Childminding

What is a Childminder / Childminding service?

A childminder is a person who runs a childminding service looking after other people’s children (under the age of 15 years) for at least 2 hours per day, in the childminder’s own home. This definition does not apply to people who care for children in the children’s own home (such as nannies and au pairs). Childminders work by themselves and do not employ any other people to assist them with the children they are caring for.

The National Action Plan for Childminding

The National Action Plan for Childminding is a pathway to be developed over the next 8 uears that sets out steps towards regulation, support and subsidies, for all paid, non-relative childminders. The Action Plan will involve change and significant benefits for childminders, children and the families using their services.

The aim of the Action Plan is to provide greater recognition for childminding and to support childminders in their work of providing high quality early learning and care and school age childcare, thus supporting child development and learning outcomes and helping families.

The new childminding webpage www.gov.ie/childminding is now live. On the website you can find the following information;

National Action Plan for Childminding (2021 to 2028)
Information for childminders on the National Action Plan for Childminding (2021 to 2028)
Information for parents on the National Action Plan for Childminding (2021 to 2028)
Covid Guidance
Link to National Action Plan for Childminding (2021 to 2028) Facebook page

Website:
https://www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/df207-national-action-plan-for-childminding-2021-2028/

Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/nationalactionplanforchildminding

YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCbDzj7-W-ptvqOFk0ysiYQ

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