Parents who use childminders could be €4,500 better off if Government fast-tracked National Childcare Scheme funding, report says
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Working parents of up to 80,000 children who use childminders could be €4,500 a year better off if the Government fast-tracks a plan to support them, according to a report by Chartered Accountants Ireland. The report calls on the Government to enable parents who use childminders to avail of state subsidies already on offer to those with children in creches. Currently, most childminders are not registered with Tusla, so parents who employ them do not benefit from National Childcare Scheme funding. The report estimates that a mother of two on an average annual wage of €45,000 who pays €24,000 a year for childcare is left with just €235 a week after paying taxes and childcare fees. Expediting government plans to enable parents who use childminders that are not registered with Tusla to access the National Childcare Scheme would give parents of up to 80,000 children easier access to subsidised childcare. The report also notes that creche places are very difficult to get. The National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028 commits to opening the National Childcare Scheme to childminders at the earliest possible opportunity, with the intention for families using childminders to benefit from the scheme from autumn 2024.
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