Wicklow County Childcare Committee
Suit 5, Block 6,
Broomhall Business Park,
Rathnew,
Co. Wicklow,
A67 AH39
As a childminder, you should set up a business as a sole trader. It is relatively simple to set up as a sole trader. Your main legal obligation is that you must register as a self-employed person Legal Obligations on Becoming Self Employed with the Revenue Commissioners. If you want to use a business name, you must register your business name with the Companies Registration Office. For more information, go to selfemployedsupports.ie
If you are unemployed you may be eligible for the Back to Work Enterprise Allowance (BTWEA) or the Short-Term Enterprise Allowance (STEA). If you are starting a business, you also may get extra supports under these schemes, for example grants for training, market research, business plans and access to loans to buy equipment.
You also need to plan your service. Do some research. What level of demand is there for childminding in your area? How much should you charge? You may need to prepare your home for young children.
Contact our Childminding Development Officer Rachel at rachel@wccc.ie for further support.
WCCC offers support and advice to Childminders minding children in their own homes (and the parents who have their children minded). Advice is freely available by contacting your local Childcare Committee by telephone 0404-64455 or email. We can arrange a home visit to discuss anything to do with childminding.
Please see our training section for our latest training events.
For further information please contact: info@wccc.ie or 0404 64455
The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth provides Childminding Development Grants of up to €1,000 to those who provide or intend to provide a childminding service in the Childminder’s own home. You may apply for a grant annually to purchase equipment or make small home modifications for your service.
Contact us at info@wccc.ie or 0404 64455 to find out when the next round of funding is available.
Under the National Action Plan for Childminding (2021-2028), registration with Tusla will be extended to all paid, non-relative childminders under new regulations specific to childminding in the home.
For more information please follow the link to below:
