Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, announced the opening of the 2022 Childminder Development Grant, with a total budget of €250,000.
The Childminders Development Grant is designed to assist Childminders, already providing a childminding service in their own homes, to enhance safety/quality in the service through the purchase of small capital items, equipment, toys, or minor adaptation costs.
It may also give financial assistance to new or prospective Childminders with their initial setup costs. All applicants must be committed to maintaining/improving the quality of their childminding service.
The maximum grant available to a Childminder, who fully meets the criteria of the scheme, is 90% of total receipted eligible childcare expenditure, subject to a maximum grant of €1,000.
The Grant aims to support the enhancement of quality and safety in the service through the purchase of small capital items, equipment, toys, or minor adaptation costs. It may also give financial assistance to new or prospective childminders with their initial set-up costs.