Northern Ireland Childminding Association
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Abbreviation | NICMA |
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Legal status | charity and membership organisation |
Headquarters | Belfast |
Region served | Northern Ireland |
Official language | English |
Chief Executive | Patricia Lewsley-Mooney CBE |
Staff | 26 |
Website | www |
The Northern Ireland Childminding Association (NICMA) is a charity and membership organisation, based in Belfast, that represents childminding in Northern Ireland.[1] 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 its chief executive is Patricia Lewsley-Mooney CBE.[when?]
NICMA is currently running a pilot scheme to address the shortage of childcare places in rural areas. This is funded by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development's Rural Childcare Programme.[2]
See also
- Day care
- Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY) (England and Wales)
- Scottish Childminding Association
References
- ^ "£12m boost for Northern Ireland childcare welcomed". BBC News. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ Learner, Sue (16 March 2011). "No sign of NI strategy but Assembly gives it £12m". Nursery World. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Scottish Childminding Association
- Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY) (England and Wales)
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