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Title:  Research into Parental Demand for and Access to Childminding

Date:   23rd January 2008


Brief Description:   NICMA has recently commissioned CM Works to conduct a comprehensive research project entitled “An independent assessment of parental demand for and access to childminding provision”. The research will include recommendations for government

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Title:  Congratulations to Bangor Childminding Support Group

Date:   9th November 2007


Brief Description:   Congratulations to Bangor Childminding Support Group who raised £332 for Meningitis Research by completing a sponsored walk from Bangor to Groomsport!

Title:  New Support Group

Date:   9th November 2007


Brief Description:   Calling “All hard working Childminders” in the Colin Glen area, a warm welcome awaits you at your Local Childminding Support Group.

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Title:  On Line Childminding Vacancy Service

Date:   8th November 2007


Brief Description:   EXCITING NEW DEVELOPMENT FOR NICMA! With the increasing use of the internet for all sources of information, NICMA have developed an On-Line Childminding Vacancy service which will complement our telephone vacancy service that..

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Title:  ADVANCE NOTICE: NICMA AGM/Conference 2007 “Mind & Body”

Date:   27th October 2007


Brief Description:   Supported by the Health Promotion Agency for NI.

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Title:  Exciting new Children’s learning & Development Project

Date:   24th October 2007


Brief Description:   Children’s Learning and Development Project: Would you like to be involved?

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Title:  COW & GATE AWARD GIVES RECOGNITION TO PROFESSIONAL CHILDMINDERS

Date:   1st September 2007


Brief Description:   The launch of the 2007 Cow & Gate Childminder of the Year Award has taken place at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Holywood

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Title:  NICMA response to the Daily Mail article of 29 August

Date:   30th August 2007


Brief Description:   NICMA – the Childminding Association is disappointed to read the Daily Mail article of 29 August 2007 entitled ‘‘Thousands at risk from ‘inadequate’ childminders’ and wholeheartedly supports the response published by the National Childmindi

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Title:  Streamvale Farm

Date:   10th August 2007


Brief Description:   The Newtownards & District Childminding Support Group

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Title:  CALL FOR EDUCATION MINISTER TO CHAMPION EARLY YEARS STRATEGY

Date:   30th July 2007


Brief Description:   An alliance of groups working with and for children and their families, is urging the Education Minister, Caitríona Ruane, to champion the care and education of our youngest children within the new Assembly in Northern Ireland.

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Title:  PUBLICATION OF CHILDMINDING GUIDES INTO LITHUANIAN AND POLISH

Date:   18th July 2007


Brief Description:   ‘Childminding as a Profession – a guide to registration’ is now available in Lithuanian and Polish.

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Title:  NICMA unveils Childminder Start-Up Package proposal.

Date:   29th June 2007


Brief Description:   NEWS RELEASE NICMA unveils Childminder Start-Up Package proposal.The Association is urging the Executive to introduce a package of financial and practical support for new childminders, to help attract new recruits and to prevent childminde

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Title:  SURESTART CHILDMINDING NETWORKS

Date:   25th May 2007


Brief Description:   A Childminding Network is a formal group of registered childminders who are recruited in a particular geographical area and assessed and monitored to quality standards by a Childminding Network Co-ordinator.

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Title:  NICMA - Encourages Women into Childcare Careers

Date:   27th February 2007


Brief Description:   NICMA is committed to developing training opportunities as an agency and strives to make available innovative initiatives for training delivery, considering the unique difficulties of women accessing training i.e.

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Title:  Response to A Consultation Paper on ‘A PLAY POLICY for Northern Ireland’

Date:   31st January 2007


Brief Description:   NICMA – the Childminding Association welcome the development of the new Play Policy for Northern Ireland and the opportunity to respond. A full consultation exercise has taken place with NICMA staff and Executive Committee, which .........

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Title:  CHILDMINDING ASSOCIATION RESPOND TO CHILDCARE COSTS STUDY

Date:   31st January 2007


Brief Description:   PRESS RELEASE NICMA - the Childminding Association, the lead agency representing over 2,600 Registered Childminders across Northern Ireland, today responded to the recent study on childcare costs carried out by the Daycare Trust ......

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Title:  Childminder Development Programme

Date:   26th January 2007


Brief Description:   With recently awarded funding from the Local Strategy Partnership in Ards, NICMA – the Childminding Association are delighted to announce the start of the Childminder Development programme.

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Title:  CHILD CARE RESTRAINTS COMPULSORY FROM FEBRUARY 2007

Date:   26th January 2007


Brief Description:   CHILD CAR RESTRAINTS COMPULSORY FROM FEBRUARY

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Title:  New Arts & Crafts Website Feature

Date:   1st January 2007


Brief Description:   NICMA has launched its new Arts & Crafts section on our website. The feature has been created due to requests from you - NICMA Childminders!

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Title:  HOME CHILDCARERS SCHEME

Date:   1st January 2007


Brief Description:   What is the Home Childcarers scheme?: The Government has introduced a new form of approved childcare, which will take place in the parent’s home – the home childcarer. Parents using approved home childcarers will be able to receive support

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Research into Parental Demand for and Access to Childminding
January 2008

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November 2007

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October 2007

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