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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 View News Source...

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. More Details...

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.. More Details...

Title: ADVANCE NOTICE: NICMA AGM/Conference 2007 “Mind & Body” Date: 27th October 2007 Brief Description: Supported by the Health Promotion Agency for NI. More Details...

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? More Details...

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 More Details...

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 More Details...

Title: Streamvale Farm Date: 10th August 2007 Brief Description: The Newtownards & District Childminding Support Group More Details...

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. More Details...

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. More Details... View News Source...

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 More Details...

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. More Details...

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. More Details...

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 ......... More Details... View News Source...

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 ...... More Details... View News Source...

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. More Details...

Title: CHILD CARE RESTRAINTS COMPULSORY FROM FEBRUARY 2007 Date: 26th January 2007 Brief Description: CHILD CAR RESTRAINTS COMPULSORY FROM FEBRUARY More Details... View News Source...

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! More Details... View News Source...

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 More Details... View News Source...