‘NICMA dismayed at start-up grant withdrawal’April 11 2008
Invest NI has confirmed to NICMA that it has withdrawn its £400 start-up grant
which many new childminders were using to help meet the costs involved in
setting up a childminding business.
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Bureaucratic delays ‘put children at risk’March 06 2008
Lengthy waits deter childminders from operating legally, says NICMA
Click on download additional info to see our Briefing Paper on Childminding Registration.
Click on website to view survey findings in brief.
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NI Executive Draft Programme for Government and Draft Budget 2008 – 2011 – Response from NICMADecember 19 2007
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Families struggle to access special needs daycare - reportDecember 10 2007
The childminding organisation, NICMA, is to set up a multi-agency
taskforce to improve daycare services for children with special needs, in
the light of a highly critical research report on the issue which is being
launched in Belfast today, Monday 10th December at the offices of the
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People.
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To view the executive summery click on Website.
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Childminder of the Year 2007December 01 2007
ANNIE IS CHAMPION CHILDMINDER
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Childminders play key role in promoting positive mental health among childrenOctober 20 2007
Childminders play key role in promoting positive mental health among children
The role childminders can play in promoting good physical and mental health among children is the focus of the Northern Ireland Childminding Association’s (NICMA) annual conference.
The conference, entitled Mind and body, is supported by the Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland (HPA) and will be officially opened by the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley.
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Childminder Shortage Stops Mums WorkingOctober 05 2007
When Rosie Campbell passes Arthur’s Coffee Shop in the County Antrim town of Cushendall, she can’t help thinking how much better her life could be.
41-year old Rosie, an unemployed single mother, was offered a waitressing job at the café.
She’s been unable to take up the offer because she can’t find a registered childminder to look after her two year old son, Daire.
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Childminders put Quality FirstAugust 23 2007
NICMA rolls out new quality assurance scheme for childminders.
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