Plan to change the legal status of childminders

Published: Jan. 31, 2023, 8:30 a.m.

b'Plans to change the legal status of childminders are to go before Cabinet this morning, which would mean that childminders would no longer be exempt from regulations. \\n \\nChildcare providers that do not comply with regulations could be shut down if the plans are approved. \\n\\nTanya Ward is CEO of the Children\\u2019s Rights Alliance and joined Ciara and Shane on Newstalk Breakfast.'