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Draft National Childminding Action Plan Consultation

November 5, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

- FREE

Childminding – Draft National Action Plan Consultation

The Minister for Children & Youth Affairs, Dr. Katherine Zappone TD, recently launched the Draft Childminding Action Plan which sets out a plan to improving access to high quality and affordable early learning and care and school-age childcare through childminding.

The action plan sets out proposals to extend supports and regulation to all paid, non-relative childminders, with a phased approach to reforms extending over a 10 year period. There is no intention to extend regulation to those who care for children who are related to them or to persons employed by parents to care for children in the family home.

Minister Zappone also launched a public consultation process on the draft National Childminding Action Plan, inviting childminders, parents, other stakeholders and anyone interested in childminding to share their views on the proposals.

The local consultation for Kilkenny City & County will be facilitated by Kilkenny County Childcare Committee on 5th November, from 7 to 9pm in the Hoban Hotel, Springhill, Kilkenny.

Speaking at the launch of the Action Plan earlier this year, Minister Zappone said:
“Childminding is of huge importance to children, to parents, to our economy, and to our society. However, it has not received the support it deserves in our public funding or our system of regulation. This Draft Action Plan aims to address this. It recognises the valuable work that childminders do and aims to ensure they can access the supports they need. The Draft Action Plan sets out positive reform proposals to bring childminding into the mainstream of support, funding and regulation.”

A cornerstone of the Draft Action Plan is recognition of the differences between childminding and centre-based provision of early learning and care and school-age childcare. Given the home and family setting in which childminders operate, the Draft Childminding Action Plan proposes the development of childminder-specific Regulations. These should be proportionate and appropriate to the home setting. The Regulations will also outline the development of bespoke training and qualifications for childminders.

A key benefit of the proposal to bring childminding into the scope of regulation is that it will allow parents who use childminders to access subsidies under the National Childcare Scheme (NCS), which will require use of TUSLA-registered service providers. In this way the Draft Plan aims to support parental choice in type of provider of early learning and care and school-age childcare.

For more information on the local consultation or to register your interest you can contact Aisling in the Kilkenny County Childcare Committee office on 056-7752865

Details

Date:
November 5, 2019
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost:
FREE
Event Category:

Organizer

Kilkenny County Childcare Committee

Venue

Hoban Hotel, Springfield, Kilkenny
Springfield
Kilkenny, Ireland
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Details

Date:
November 5, 2019
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost:
FREE
Event Category:

Organizer

Kilkenny County Childcare Committee

Venue

Hoban Hotel, Springfield, Kilkenny
Springfield
Kilkenny, Ireland
+ Google Map