The School and Early Years Finance and Childcare (Provision of Information About Young Children) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024

PART 5 Amendments to the Childcare (Provision of Information About Young Children) Regulations 2009

Information to be provided under the Childcare (Provision of Information About Young Children) Regulations 2009

45.—(1) The Childcare (Provision of Information About Young Children) Regulations 2009(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) —

(a) for ““the 2017 Regulations”” and the associated definition, substitute—

““the 2024 Regulations” means the School and Early Years Finance and Childcare (Provision of Information About Young Children) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024;”;

(b) in the definition of “disability access fund”, for “regulation 18(3) of the 2017 Regulations” substitute “regulation 34(5) of the 2024 Regulations”;

(c) in the definition of early years pupil premium”, for “the 2017 Regulations” substitute “the 2024 Regulations”.

(3) In the Schedule—

(a) omit paragraphs 10 to 11;

(b) for paragraph 12 substitute—

“12.— (1) The number of weeks during the funding period in which the child is expected to receive at least one hour of funded early years provision pursuant to each of the entitlements separately.

(2) Where the child receives at least one hour of funded early years provision during a specified week in the funding period, the number of hours of funded early years provision received pursuant to each of the entitlements separately during that week.

(3) Where the child receives at least one hour of early years provision that is funded by the local authority in excess of funded early years provision during a specified week in the funding period, the number of such hours received during that week.

(4) Where a child receives at least one hour of early years provision during a specified week in the funding period, the total number of hours received during that week.

(5) In this paragraph—

(a) “the entitlements” means each of the following—

(i) funded early years provision prescribed for the purposes of section 7(1) of the Act where—

(aa) a child meets the condition in regulation 3(2) but not the condition in regulation 3(3) of the Local Authority (Duty to Secure Early Years Provision Free of Charge) Regulations 2014 (“the disadvantaged two year old entitlement”);

(bb) a child meets the condition in regulation 3(3) of the 2014 Regulations (“the universal three and four year old entitlement”);

(ii) funded early years provision specified for the purposes of section 2(1) of the Childcare Act 2016 where a child is a qualifying child of a working parent—

(aa) during the period commencing with the earliest of the next 1st April, 1st September or 1st January after the child attains the age of nine months and ending with the earliest of the next 31st March, 31st August or 31st December after the child attains the age of three years (“the working parent under three year old entitlement”);

(bb) during the period commencing with the earliest of the next 1st April, 1st September or 1st January after the child attains the age of three years (“the working parent three and four year old entitlement”);

(b) funded early years provision is expected to be received by a child if the child’s parent or carer has arranged the provision with the early years provider;

(c) “the funding period” means each period of up to 12 months during the relevant entitlement period;

(d) “qualifying children of working parents” has the meaning given by section 1(2) of the Childcare Act 2016;

(e) “the relevant entitlement period” means—

(i) in respect of the working parent under three year old entitlement, the period commencing with the earliest of the next 1st April, 1st September or 1st January after the child attains the age of nine months and ending with the earliest of the next 31st March, 31st August or 31st December after the child attains the age of three years;

(ii) in respect of the disadvantaged two year old entitlement, the period commencing with the earliest of the next 1st April, 1st September or 1st January after the child attains the age of two years and ending with the earliest of the next 31st March, 31st August or 31st December after the child attains the age of three years;

(iii) in respect of universal three and four year old entitlement and the working parent three and four year old entitlement, the period commencing with the earliest of the next 1st April, 1st September or 1st January after the child attains the age of three years;

(f) “a specified week” means a week (and may include more than one week) specified in a request for information mentioned in regulation 4(1) or (2) or 4A(1)”; and

(c) in paragraph 14—

(i) omit sub-paragraphs (2) and (3); and

(ii) insert—

“(2) If the provider is in receipt of the early years pupil premium in relation to the child, whether, if it is known, the eligibility derives from sub-paragraph (2)(a), (2)(b) or (6) of regulation 33 of the 2024 Regulations (early years pupil premium).”.

(1)

S.I. 2009/1554, amended by S.I. 2010/1836, 2012/765, 2014/2103 and 3197, 2015/1696 and 2017/461.