The Childcare (Early Years Register) Regulations 2008

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Childcare (Early Years Register) Regulations 2008 and come into force on 1st September 2008.

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Childcare Act 2006;

“appropriate first aid qualification” means a qualification in first aid appropriate for the treatment of children for whom early years provision is provided;

“enhanced criminal record certificate” means an enhanced criminal record certificate issued under section 113B of the Police Act 1997(1);

“the EYFS learning and development requirements” means the requirements specified under section 39(1)(a) of the Act;

“the EYFS welfare requirements” means the requirements specified under section 39(1)(b) of the Act;

“relevant premises” means, in relation to early years provision by a person, the premises or part of the premises on which that early years provision is provided or will be provided.

Prescribed requirements for registration

3.—(1) Part 1 of Schedule 1 contains requirements prescribed for the purposes of section 35(3)(b) of the Act.

(2) Part 1 of Schedule 2 contains requirements prescribed for the purposes of section 36(3)(b) of the Act.

Information to accompany application for registration

4.—(1) An application under section 35(1) of the Act must include the information in Part 2 of Schedule 1 about the matters mentioned there.

(2) An application under section 36(1) of the Act must include the information in Part 2 of Schedule 2 about the matters mentioned there.

Beverley Hughes

Minister of State

Department for Children, Schools and Families

31st March 2008