Childcare Act 2006

Childcare Act 2006

2006 CHAPTER 21

Commentary on Sections and Schedules

Part 3 – Regulation of Provision of Childcare in England

Chapter 1: General Functions of Chief Inspector

Section 32: Maintenance of the two childcare registers

80. Section 32 requires the Chief Inspector to maintain two registers:

• an early years register in which everyone who is required to be registered as an early years provider (and has been registered) is listed; and

• a general childcare register which is to be split into two Parts:

  a)

  Part A which lists all childcare providers who are required to be registered on the general register (and who have been registered) i.e. those caring for children over 5 but under 8;

  b)

  Part B which lists all childcare providers who have been registered voluntarily.