Tag: Registered Childminders
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Northern Ireland childminding in crisis as department of health dithers
Ninety five per cent of registered childminders tell Unite that the viability of their businesses is uncertain following onerous tax changes Trade union Unite, which represents the majority of self-employed registered childminders (RCMs) in Northern Ireland, has called on health minister Mike Nesbitt to intervene to ensure the release of findings of his department’s consultation…
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Registered childminders demand level playing field on staffing ratio rules in Northern Ireland
Welcome increase in financial support for parents to pay for childcare does nothing for registered childminders Trade union Unite has warned that large numbers of registered childminders have left the sector due to the failure of consecutive Stormont executive’s to raise staffing ratios in Northern Ireland to the levels elsewhere in Great Britain Unite the…
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Unite the union Registered Childminders seek urgent meeting with Robin Swann on crisis in their sector
Registered childminders seek immediate move to increase ratios to levels already in place in England and Wales Approximately 300 Registered Childminders have left the sector as a result of almost three years of political inaction Unite the union Registered Childminders (RCM) branch which represents the majority of those working in the sector, an overwhelmingly female…
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Dept of Health running out of time to save Registered Childminders sector
As Unite seeks emergency meeting, survey confirms nearly 70% of childminders considering leaving sector November 24th: Unite the union has written to the head of the Family Policy Unit in the Department of Health to request that they lift restrictions on Registered Childminders which are threatening to collapse the sector. At present, Registered Childminders are…
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Welcome for Department of Education extension of childcare sustainability fund
Public commitment by Education Minister could mean additional payment of £765 to registered childminders Move comes after intense campaign to highlight needs of practitioners by Unite the union Registered Childminders branch Unite the union welcomed today’s commitment by Education Minister Michelle McIlveen to extend the Childcare Sustainability fund. The decision will mean that registered childminders…
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Joint call from NICMA and Unite for extended support to Registered Childminders as survey highlights downturn to incomes across sector
Extensive survey of Registered Childminders identifies large loss of earnings across the board with almost two-thirds not having returned to operating capacity Northern Ireland Child Minding Association (NICMA) and Unite issue joint demand for extension to Childcare Recovery Support scheme and establishment of a contingency fund to replace lost income Trade union Unite, which represents…