Part 3

Regulation of Provision of Childcare in England
Chapter 4

Voluntary registration

Process of voluntary registration

Applications for registration on the general register: other childcare providers
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1
A person who provides or proposes to provide on premises in England—
a
later years provision (other than later years childminding) for a child who has attained the age of eight, or
b
early years provision or later years provision (other than early years or later years childminding) for a child who has not attained that age but in respect of which the person is not required to be registered under Chapter 2 or 3,
may make an application to the Chief Inspector for registration in Part B of the general childcare register in respect of the premises.
2
An application under subsection (1) must—
a
give any prescribed information about prescribed matters;
b
give any other information which the Chief Inspector reasonably requires the applicant to give;
c
be accompanied by any prescribed fee.
3
An application under subsection (1) may not be made in respect of provision for a child who has attained the age of three if—
a
the provision is made at any of the following schools as part of the school’s activities—
i
a maintained school,
ii
a school approved by the Secretary of State under section 342 of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56) (approval of non-maintained special schools), or
iii
an independent school,
b
the provision is made by the proprietor of the school or a person employed to work at the school, and
c
the child is a registered pupil at the school or, if the provision is made for more than one child who has attained the age of three, at least one of the children is a registered pupil at the school.
4
The Chief Inspector must grant an application under subsection (1) if—
a
the applicant is not disqualified from registration by regulations under section 75, and
b
it appears to the Chief Inspector that any requirements prescribed for the purposes of this subsection (“the prescribed requirements for registration”) are satisfied and are likely to continue to be satisfied.
5
The Chief Inspector must refuse any application under subsection (1) which subsection (4) does not require him to grant.
6
The prescribed requirements for registration may include requirements relating to—
a
the applicant;
b
the premises on which the childcare is being (or is to be) provided;
c
the arrangements for childcare on those premises;
d
any person who may be caring for children on those premises;
e
any other person who may be on those premises.