The Day Care and Child Minding (Inspection) (England) Regulations 2005

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Intervals for inspection
     3. The Chief Inspector shall inspect—

(a) any child minding provided in England by a registered person; and

(b) any day care provided by a registered person on any premises

by 1st August 2009 and, following that inspection, shall thereafter inspect such child minding or day care within 3 years from the end of the year in which the last inspection took place.

Notification of an inspection
     4. —(1) Where a registered person has been notified of the fact that any child minding provided by him is to be inspected under section 79Q of the 1989 Act he shall, for the purposes of section 79Q(5A) of that Act, take such steps as are reasonably practicable to notify parents of children attending his provision of that fact.

    (2) Where a registered person has been notified of the fact that any day care provided by him on any premises is to be inspected under section 79Q of the 1989 Act he shall, for the purposes of section 79Q(5A) of that Act, take such steps as are reasonably practicable to notify of that fact those parents of children attending his provision—

(a) who have given him their name and address; and

(b) whose children have attended the provision for at least—


(i) 12 weeks in the 12 month period preceding the date of the inspection; and

(ii) a 2 hour period twice in every such week.

Destination of reports
     5. —(1) For the purposes of section 79R(3)(c) of the 1989 Act there is prescribed as an authority to whom the Chief Inspector shall send a copy of the report the local authority for the area in which the child minding or day care which is the subject of the report is provided.

    (2) For the purposes of section 79R(3A)(b) of the 1989 Act, the registered person must take such steps as are reasonably practicable to provide a copy of the report to—

(a) those parents whom he is required to notify of an inspection under regulation 4 within 5 working days of receipt; and

(b) any person, including any person to whom they have previously provided a copy, who asks for one, provided that any fee charged under regulation 6 is first paid.

    (3) In this regulation "working day" means any day which is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a public holiday.

Fees for provision of copies
     6. Where a registered person is required to provide a copy of the report under regulation 5(2)(b) he may charge a fee not exceeding the cost of supply.


Beverley Hughes
Minister of State Department for Education and Skills

[2] S.I. 2001/2745.back

[3] S.I. 2005/482.back