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CHILDMINDING IRELAND.
Our Childminders offer home based care minding children in the Childminders home.
All our Childminders have insurance, are Garda Vetted or in the vetting process and the majority have undertaken a related childcare training course.
Childminding Ireland is a membership organisation and a Registered Charity.

VISION.
We are the National Representative body for Childminders. The voice of Childminding within the childcare sector, acting as a conduit to inform Childminding policy.

MISSION.
We support Childminders to provide quality home based childcare. We apply international best practices, to inform the provision of quality professional home based childcare.

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Childminding Ireland is part funded by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs.

TRAINING.
Childminding Ireland offers access to training courses ensuring Childminders deliver excellence in childcare settings. Check out upcoming dates for Childminders Paediatric First Aid.

INFORMATION.
Childminding Ireland offers members access to best practice advice and information from our in house experts. Receive support from other Childminders on our private discussion forum.
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