Parents who use childminders will get State subsidy

Mr O'Gorman also secured Government approval to bring forward legislative amendments in relation to the enforcement powers of the Tusla Early Years Inspectorate. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

The Government has paved the way for parents who use childminders to receive state subsidies.

Children's Minister Roderic O'Gorman has received Cabinet approval for proposals that would change the legal status of childminders. That would make possible the future regulation of childminders, and allow parents who use them to access the National Childcare Scheme (NCS) in the future.