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Childminding
Who is a Childminder? Childminders look after children in the Childminder’s own home. Childminders provide full-time, part-time or flexible day care. The Childminder’s role is to provide a loving, safe and comfortable home environment for children, offering love, food, time, warmth, attention, outings, stimulation, protection and providing appropriate materials and toys for play and learning activities. Parents and Childminders work in partnership for the benefit of the child.
Denise Quinlan is Childminder Advisory Officer with Kerry County Childcare Committee and provides support for existing, potential and new Childminders. Denise will -assist anybody who is interested in finding out more about childminding or interested in accessing funding towards the establishment of a childminding service in their home -provide a free support system for Childminders including home visits -provide information and training for Childminders -facilitate the establishment of local networks of Childminders
Kerry County Childcare Committee has recently launched a childminding support pack, ”Childminding - Step by Step Guide to Becoming a Professional Childminder” This pack provides detailed and practical information and easy to follow guidelines to becoming a Childminder. It covers areas such as tax relief, appropriate policies and procedures, health and safety awareness, insurance, Garda vetting, notification, a flexible daily routine, training etc.
If you are thinking about Childminding, contact Denise. She is based in the Kerry County Childcare Committee Office at: 1 Powers Court, Tralee, Tel. No. (066) 7181582, kccdq@eircom.net
Claire O’Toole, Childcare Development Officer, South Kerry Development Partnership, also works to support Childminders, in co-operation with Denise. Contact Claire at Library Place, Killorglin, Tel. No. (066) 9761615, cotoole@skdp.net
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