AQW 15276/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on the work of the (i) Task and Finish Group; and (ii) Review Reference Group established to support the review of the Minimum Standards for Childminding and Day Care.
Asked by Kate Nicholl MLA on 18 September 2024
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 18 September 2024
- Answer due by
- 3 October 2024
- Answered
- 5 June 2025260 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The first stage of the review of the Minimum Standards, a public consultation on adult-child ratios and the requirement for all prospective childcare workers to provide a health declaration countersigned by their GP, was launched on Monday 24 March 2025.
Following the close of the consultation on 20 June 2025, all responses will be collated for review by the Department, and a consultation report will be produced.
The Review Reference Group will also be established following the close of the consultation to consider the wider Minimum Standards in detail and assist with the drafting of a redesigned set of Standards for consultation early in 2026.