- Total value of awards under the Childminding Development Grants is up 7% on 2024 and up 22% on 2023, and is at the highest level since the Grant scheme was introduced.
- 413 childminders have been successful and will be awarded a combined funding total of over €410,000.
Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, Norma Foley T.D., today announced the 2025 Childminding Development Grant awards, which will see 413 childminders across the country receive €411,338 in combined funding – the highest number of recipients and highest amount of funding ever awarded under the annual Grant scheme. The Minister’s support for the Grants reflects her ongoing commitment to the National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-28.
See full press release https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-children-disability-and-equality/press-releases/minister-foley-awards-childminding-development-grants-to-over-400-childminders/
