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Minister Norma Foley launches the Childminding Development Grants for 2026 (Department of Children, Disability, Equality of Ireland)

Public Technologies 09 Feb 2026
The Grant scheme is open to all childminders, including registered childminders, those that are yet to register, and those who are planning to open a childminding business during 2026.
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Childminders 'under threat' from tax changes

BBC News 13 Jan 2026
Home childcare businesses have been able to claim a 10% allowance for "wear and tear" ... .
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BBC News 13 Jan 2026
Changes to income tax reporting could force home childcare businesses to close, childminders have warned ... HMRC said under MTD, some childminders may be able to claim more tax relief than they currently gain under the wear and tear allowance.
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Pictured: Childminder mother, 45, accused of arson and murdering her four-year-old daughter after house fire

The Daily Mail 09 Jan 2026
Carrin Wibier (pictured), 45, of Rusholme, Manchester, has also been charged with arson with intent to endanger life after Lesma-Rose Wibier died in the blaze at their home on March 2 last year ....
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'I once performed to a group of drunk childminders who flashed me - they were feral'

Manchester Evening News 03 Jan 2026
Comedian, TV star and former Dancing on Ice contestant Josh Jones talks about comedy highs-and-lows and now being a 'doctor's wife' ... .
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Childminders on moving beyond the living room

BBC News 03 Dec 2025
Childminders are now allowed to work in places like churches and schools - but will this stop so many leaving the profession? ... .
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Wishaw childminder and kids spread festive cheer to emergency service workers

Daily Record 02 Dec 2025
Linda Condie is a childminder to 15 kids in the Wishaw area and ran a fundraiser aiming to raise cash to thank those who provide support throughout the local community ... .
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Tusla regulations forcing Kerry childminders to quit sector

Irish Independent 01 Dec 2025
A mandatory registration requirement by the ...
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Childminder may leave profession after home assessed for rates: ‘I thought we were exempt’

The Irish Times 10 Nov 2025
“We don’t make a whole lot of money in childminding,” she said ... Mairead Hurley, head of childminding services at Childminding Ireland, said it was the first time she had come across a childminder being assessed to pay commercial rates on their home.
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