The brand new grant is available for both registered and unregistered childminders who are providing a childminding service in their own homes
Childminders around Ireland are eligible for a grant worth up to €1,000 to help towards the costs of toys and other equipment.
The grant scheme is open to all childminders, including those who are planning to open a childminding business during 2025. 75 per cent of the grant is paid in advance to help childminders with the upfront costs of purchasing equipment. “Childminders play an essential part in the provision of childcare in all parts of the country, and I am fully committed to recognising and supporting their important role, and to following through on the National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028.
Those childminders who were previously exempt from regulation have a three-year transition period until 2027 during which they are now able to register with Tusla but are not yet required to do so.
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