F1Part XA Child Minding and Day Care for Children in England and Wales
Regulations
F279C Regulations etc. governing child minders and day care providers.
1
The Secretary of State may, after consulting the Chief Inspector and any other person he considers appropriate, make regulations governing the activities of registered persons who act as child minders, or provide day care, on premises in England.
2
The Assembly may make regulations governing the activities of registered persons who act as child minders, or provide day care, on premises in Wales.
3
The regulations under this section may deal with the following matters (among others)—
a
the welfare and development of the children concerned;
b
suitability to look after, or be in regular contact with, children under the age of eight;
c
qualifications and training;
d
the maximum number of children who may be looked after and the number of persons required to assist in looking after them;
e
the maintenance, safety and suitability of premises and equipment;
f
the keeping of records;
g
the provision of information.
4
In relation to activities on premises in England, the power to make regulations under this section may be exercised so as to confer powers or impose duties on the Chief Inspector in the exercise of his functions under this Part.
5
In particular they may be exercised so as to require or authorise the Chief Inspector, in exercising those functions, to have regard to or meet factors, standards and other matters prescribed by or referred to in the regulations.
6
If the regulations require any person (other than the registration authority) to have regard to or meet factors, standards and other matters prescribed by or referred to in the regulations, they may also provide for any allegation that the person has failed to do so to be taken into account—
a
by the registration authority in the exercise of its functions under this Part, or
b
in any proceedings under this Part.
7
Regulations may provide—
a
that a registered person who without reasonable excuse contravenes, or otherwise fails to comply with, any requirement of the regulations shall be guilty of an offence; and
b
that a person guilty of the offence shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
Pt. XA (ss. 79A-79X) inserted by 2000 c. 14, ss. 79(1), 122 (the insertion coming into force at 16.3.2001 for specified purposes for E., at 1.7.2001 for specified purposes for W., at 2.7.2001 for specified purposes for E., at 1.4.2002 for specified purposes for E., at 1.4.2002 otherwise for W., at 2.9.2002 for specified purposes for E., and otherwise prosp.) by: S.I. 2001/1210, art. 2; S.I. 2001/2041, art. 2(1)(a)(2)(3) (with transitional provisions and savings in Sch); S.I. 2001/2190, art. 2, Sch.; S.I. 2002/839, art. 2; S.I. 2002/2215, art. 2; S.I. 2002/920, art. 3(3)(b) (subject to transitional provisions in Schs. 1-3))