Oversight Framework for Wider Implementation of Childminding Pilot for Infants

Type: 
Parliamentary Questions
Topic(s): 
Children & Families
Published on 04 November 2026

Ms Cassandra Lee asked the Minister for Social and Family Development whether the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) will review the oversight framework for the Childminding Pilot for Infants before wider implementation, including (i) independent inspections and audits of home-based childminders (ii) mandatory incident reporting and enforcement measures and (iii) minimum standards for backup care and service continuity when childminders are unavailable.

Answer:

            Under the ongoing childminding pilot, the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) has set out service requirements and industry standards that operators and childminders must abide by.

2.          We are monitoring the pilot and will review its parameters and frameworks before any further scale-up.