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Under the National Guidelines for Childminders (2008), there are many different support schemes available to childminders. They include:

The Voluntary Notification Support Scheme This allows childminders access free advisory visits, training, and networking as well as public listing for parents.
The Childminders Tax Relief which exempts childminders who mind three or fewer children and earn less than €15,000 from paying income tax.

All information on the latest publications and schemes for childminders is available on request or to down load below.

These include:

The National Guidelines for Childminders set out the current framework for childminding in Ireland.

Thinking of Childminding explains how to set up a childminding service of your own.

Choosing Childminding – Parents’ Guide helps you think about what to ask and what to look out for.

Childminders Tax Relief – giving detailed information on how the Relief works.

A FULL information pack for childminders and those thinking of childminding is available by contacting WCCC.