Home Based Childcare
Home-based care is where the child is looked after in the minder's home for all or part of the day or childcare is provided by a minder in the child’s own home. The main representative body in Ireland for childminding is Childminding Ireland which was founded in 1983 by a small group of childminders providing family day-care, and is now the National Body for Childminding, funded by the Department of Health.
Role of the Childminder
The childminder's role is to provide a loving, comfortable home environment for the children, where their physical, emotional, recreational, development and educational needs are met, by offering love, security, food, time, warmth, attention, outings, routine, stimulation and protection, and by sharing in play and providing appropriate materials and toys for play and learning activity. Childminding Advisory Officers provide networking, information, training and support to those minding other people's children at home and link parents and childminders.
Links and Resources
Childminding Ireland
Childminding is the largest sub-sector within childcare in Ireland. Childminding Ireland was founded in 1983 by a small group of childminders
RollerCoaster.ie
The task of choosing a childminder for your child is a very important one. Childminding, for the most part, is carried out in Ireland unregulated by the State.