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1. The applicant is an individual who is suitable to provide early years childminding.
2. The applicant is to have the charge of the early years childminding.
3. The applicant has provided an application for an enhanced criminal record certificate in respect of themselves to the Chief Inspector(1).
4. The applicant will secure that the proposed early years childminding meets the EYFS learning and development requirements.
5. The applicant will comply with the EYFS welfare requirements.
6. The applicant has an appropriate first aid qualification.
7. The applicant has carried out an assessment to identify any risks to the health or safety of children for whom early years childminding is to be provided, arising from—
(a)the relevant premises (including the means of access to and exit from those premises),
(b)any equipment there, and
(c)the activities to be provided there.
8. Every person (other than the applicant) who is to care for children for whom the early years childminding is provided is suitable to care for young children(2).
9. An application for an enhanced criminal record certificate is provided to the Chief Inspector in respect of every person mentioned in paragraph 8.
10.—(1) Every person (other than a person mentioned in paragraph 8) who has attained the age of 16 and who—
(a)lives on the relevant premises, or
(b)works on the relevant premises,
is suitable to be in regular contact with young children.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(b)—
(a)a person who works on the relevant premises includes a person who works on a voluntary basis, and
(b)a person is not to be treated as working on the relevant premises if that person only works on the relevant premises at times when early years childminding is not being provided.
11. An application for an enhanced criminal record certificate is provided to the Chief Inspector in respect of every person mentioned in paragraph 10(1).
For the definition of “the Chief Inspector” see section 98(1) of the Childcare Act 2006, as amended by paragraph 117 of Schedule 14 to the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c.40).
See section 19 of the Childcare Act 2006 for the meaning of “young child”.
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