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Childminding

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>Joanna Fortune: Staying and sitting on the floor with your baby and the minders is a great way to start getting to know each other and building that all-important trust-based connection.</p>

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Joanna Fortune: I worry about anxiety when leaving my 10-month-old at creche
Whatever your childcare choice, you are leaving your baby with someone else, which requires trust. This is particularly challenging when you've yet to build a relationship with the minders who will care for your baby
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Julie Jay: What if parents don’t have that village to help rear children?
<p>Research from Trinity College found that just over 29% of grandparents in Ireland over the age of 70 provide childcare for their grandchildren and on average provide around 16 hours per month of childcare</p>

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Consumer Corner: Should grandparents be paid for minding their grandkids?
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New plan seeks to avoid childminders leaving sector due to new regulation 
The special bond between grandparent and grandchild created through childminding

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The special bond between grandparent and grandchild created through childminding
Tusla still waiting for child minders to sign up

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Tusla still waiting for child minders to sign up
Tusla gets extra €1m to inspect childminding services
Tusla gets extra €1m to inspect childminding services

The Child and Family Agency, Tusla, is to be given an extra &euro;1m in funding next year to support its work in inspecting childminding services.

Thu, 13 Oct, 2016

Ministers to discuss childcare costs
Ministers to discuss childcare costs

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