Childminder Advisory Officer

The role of the advisor is to support all childminders, including those who care for three or fewer preschool children and/or school age children and those who are notified to the HSE. All Childminders are encouraged to notify the Galway City & County Childcare Committee of their service so that they can take advantage of the many supports available, such as:

• Assistance to set up your childminding service
• Ongoing support for established services
• Guidance in record-keeping, writing policies, etc.
• Access to funding through the Childminders’ Development Grant
• Local training
• Mutual support through a local network of childminders
• Assistance in completing the Self-Evaluation, as part of the National Guidelines for Childminders
• Assistance in preparing for annual HSE inspections
• Information regarding the Childcare Services Relief (tax exemption for Childminders)
• Parent Referral Service
• Receiving the quarterly ‘Childminders’ News’
• Text update service for meetings, training, etc.
  

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