AQW 5866/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health

To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of registered childminders, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust area.

Asked by Kate Nicholl MLA on 8 February 2024

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Tabled
8 February 2024
Answer due by
23 February 2024
Answered
22 February 202414 days after tabling
Department
Department of Health
Priority question
No

Answer

There are currently 2,047 registered childminders in Northern Ireland. The breakdown by Trust area is as follows:

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust – 234;

Northern Health and Social Care Trust – 621;

Southern Health and Social Care Trust – 347;

South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust – 416; and

Western Health and Social Care Trust – 429.

Official sources