From September next year, it will be mandatory for childminders to register with the agency.
Childminders Ireland is warning the government there will be a flight of workers in the sector if it persists with its Tusla registration deadline.
From September next year, it will be mandatory to register with the agency, with a three year transition period currently in place.
As of April this year, only 15 Midlands childminders have registered with Tusla to look over a collective 3,700 children in the region.
Bernadette Orbinsky Burke is the Chief Executive of Childminding Ireland and says they're asking for more time:
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