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does paid for child minding require certification?

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  • 29-04-2014 6:38pm
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    zmccomish
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭


    If one was to mind anothers children for payment in ones home after school does one require approval or a licence from any council or agency to do so?


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    Moonbeam
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,953 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    There is a planning permission exemption for running it as a business from your home.
    The rules are on www.childminding.ie.

    http://www.childminding.ie/childminding/faqs/

    "What is a HSE notified Childminding Service?

    The HSE describe a ‘childminding’ service in the Child Care (Pre-School Services) (No 2) Regulations 2006 as a preschool service, which may include an overnight service, offered by a person who single-handedly takes care of pre-school children, including the childminder’s own children, in the childminder’s home for a total of more than 2 hours per day, expect where the exemptions provided in Section 58 of the Child Care Act 1991 apply.

    What is a HSE notified Childminder?

    A HSE notified childminder is a childminder who is required to notify the HSE of their childminding service.

    How many children can I mind as a Childminder?

    A childminder (a person who provides a childminding service) should look after not more than 5 pre-school children including his/her own pre-school children.

    No more than two children should be less than 15 months. Exceptions can be made if the children under 15 months are the result of multiple births e.g. triplets or if the children under 15 months are siblings.

    When do I have to notify the HSE?

    You must notify the HSE once you mind 4 preschool children who come from more than one family and are not related to you."


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