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Northern Ireland Childminding Association
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The Northern Ireland Childminding Association (NICMA) is a charity and membership organisation, based in Belfast, that represents childminding in Northern Ireland. It promotes quality home-based childcare and learning for the benefit of children, families and communities in Northern Ireland and its services include a childminding information and vacancy helpline. NICMA's chair is Norma Shearer and as of 2024 its chief executive is Patricia Lewsley-Mooney CBE.
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History
The Northern Ireland Childminding Association (NICMA) is a charity and membership organisation, based in Belfast, that represents childminding in Northern Ireland.[1] It was founded in 1984. It promotes quality home-based childcare and learning for the benefit of children, families and communities in Northern Ireland and its services include a childminding information and vacancy helpline.[2]
NICMA's chair is Norma Shearer and its chief executive is Patricia Lewsley-Mooney CBE.[3] In 2024 NICMA highlighted a halving of the number of registered childminders in Northern Ireland from 4,383 minders in 2005 to 2,000.[3]
NICMA has run a pilot scheme to address the shortage of childcare places in rural areas. This was funded by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development's Rural Childcare Programme.[4]
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Activities
NICMA was founded in 1984.[5] NICMA promotes quality home-based childcare and learning for the benefit of children, families and communities in Northern Ireland. Its services include a childminding information and vacancy helpline.[2] It also runs childminding groups, and networking activities for childminders, and helps members with professional development, equipment and emergency sickness cover. NICMA holds an annual conference, and employs a development officer to support childminders.[2]
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See also
- Day care
- Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY) (England and Wales)
- Scottish Childminding Association
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