AQW 28394/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health whether he intends to review the role of the Registered Person in community and voluntary childcare settings.
Asked by Nick Mathison MLA on 9 June 2025
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 9 June 2025
- Answer due by
- 24 June 2025
- Answered
- 24 June 202515 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
My Department is currently carrying out a review of the Minimum Standards for Childminding and Day Care. The first stage of the review, a public consultation on adult-child ratios and the requirement for all prospective childcare workers to provide a health declaration countersigned by their GP, will close on 20 June 2025.
A Review Reference Group will then be established to consider the wider Minimum Standards in detail and assist with the drafting of a redesigned set of Standards for consultation early in 2026. Any concerns or issues regarding the role of the Registered Person in community and voluntary childcare settings can be raised through that process.