PART 2CHILD MINDING AND DAY CARE FOR CHILDREN
Main terms
19Meaning of “child minding” and “day care for children”
1
This section applies for the purposes of this Part.
2
A person acts as a child minder if the person looks after one or more children under the age of eight on domestic premises for reward; and “child minding” is to be interpreted accordingly.
3
A person provides day care for children if the person provides care at any time for children under the age of eight on premises other than domestic premises; and “day care for children” and “day care” are to be interpreted accordingly.
4
The Welsh Ministers may by order—
a
amend subsection (2) or (3) to substitute a different age;
b
provide that, in the circumstances specified in the order, a person is not acting as a child minder for the purposes of this Part;
c
provide that, in the circumstances specified in the order, a person is not providing day care for the purposes of this Part.
5
The circumstances specified in an order may relate to one or more of the following matters (among others)—
a
the person providing the child minding or day care;
b
the child or the children for whom it is provided;
c
the nature of the child minding or day care;
d
the premises on which it is provided;
e
the times during which it is provided;
f
the arrangements under which it is provided.
6
In this section “domestic premises” means any premises which are wholly or mainly used as a private dwelling.