Childminding
Policies & Procedures
A Childminder is required to have policies and procedures in place to ensure the health, safety, wellbeing and development of the children in their care.
Policies and procedures standardise the Childminder’s approach to implementing best practice, support communication with parents and ensure compliance with the regulations.
Childminding Policies and Procedures
Childminders will receive a copy of the Childminding Service Handbook upon the completion of the Pre-Registration training, this contains all policies and procedures required. To book a place on Pre-Registration training with Kilkenny CCC’s Childminding Development Officer, contact Rachael on 087-4310471 or [email protected]
Record Keeping System
All businesses are required to maintain adequate records and childminding services are no different.
Not only are Childminders required to maintain accounting records for their business, but it is recommended that all childminding services maintain certain types of childcare specific records.
Childminding Forms and Templates
Childminders will receive a copy of the Childminding Service Handbook- Forms and Templates upon the completion of the Pre-Registration training. To book a place on Pre-Registration training with Kilkenny CCC’s Childminding Development Officer, contact Rachael on 087-4310471 or [email protected]
Aistear Síolta Practice Guide
The purpose of the Aistear Síolta Practice Guide is to support those working with children including Childminders in using Aistear: the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework (2024) and Síolta, The National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education (2006) together, to develop the quality of their curriculum and in doing so, to better support children’s learning and development.
Aistear describes the types of learning that are important for children in their early years and is designed for use in a number of different early years’ settings, including childminding services.
Síolta is designed to define, assess and support the improvement of quality across all aspects of practice in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) settings where children aged birth to six years are present, including childminding services.
