Childminding Ireland has called for childminders to be front and centre of the new National Action Plan for Childminding 2021 to 2028 (Action Plan). The Action Plan was launched virtually …
There are always children who experience separation anxiety from parents. Some say it is more likely to be heightened as children return to childcare post lockdown. This is because children …
Childminding Ireland’s Art Competition saw a fantastic variety of children’s art work ranging from cute penguins and dramatic mountain scenes to hand drawn portraits of Harry Potter and first finger …
Childminding Guidance Documents to support you as a childminder working during COVID-19 are below: Childminding During Covid-19 Guidelines updated March 2021 (PDF) Childminding Risk Assessment Template updated March 2021 (PDF) …
Are you a childminder or a nanny? We really need to hear your opinions. In order to do so, we have put together the 2020 Childminding in Ireland Survey which …
Calling all budding young artists! The Childminding Ireland Children’s Art Competition is back again this year to celebrate and nurture the talents of the children you look after. It was …
The Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) provides a range of supports to enable children with a disability to meaningfully participate in the ECCE preschool programme (www.aim.gov.ie). Parents/carers/legal guardians and preschool …
Childminding Ireland have today (10 June 2020) written to the three Party Leaders, Leo Varadkar, Micheál Martin and Eamon Ryan, to express our strenuous objections to the reported loss of …
There is nothing new about Childcare pods – Childminders having being doing it for years! Childminders have been minding small groups of children in a home based setting for years. …
Here is a very informative article written by Dr Mary Maloney, Board Member of Childminding Ireland relating to caring-for and caring-about children during COVID-19.