Childminders to be regulated within three years

Parents who use childminders will be able to access subsidies under the National Childcare Scheme as part of the plan which is focused mainly on the thousands of childminders who care for children in the childminder’s home.

Childminders are facing regulation within three years under the terms of a new government action plan announced this evening.

Parents who use childminders will also be able to access subsidies under the National Childcare Scheme as part of the plan which is focused mainly on the thousands of childminders who care for children in the childminder’s home — a sector where fewer than 80 of the estimated 15,000 childminders are registered by Tusla.