The Childcare Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008

Citation and Interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Childcare Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008.

(2) In this Order—

“the 1989 Act” means the Children Act 1989(1),

“the 2006 Act” means the Childcare Act 2006,

“the Common Provisions Regulations” means the Childcare (Early Years and General Childcare Registers) (Common Provisions) Regulations 2008(2),

“the Disqualification Regulations 2005” means the Day Care and Child Minding (Disqualification) (England) Regulations 2005(3),

“the Disqualification Regulations 2007” means the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2007(4),

“the Early Years Register Regulations 2008” means the Childcare (Early Years Register) Regulations 2008(5),

“the Exemption from Registration Order” means the Childcare (Exemption from Registration) Order 2008(6),

“the EYFS Statutory Framework” means the document entitled “Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage” published by the Secretary of State in May 2008(7),

“the General Childcare Register Regulations 2008” means the Childcare (General Childcare Register) Regulations 2008(8),

“the Inspection Regulations” means the Day Care and Child Minding (Inspection) (England) Regulations 2005(9),

“the National Standards Regulations” means the Day Care and Child Minding (National Standards) (England) Regulations 2003(10),

“the Suspension Regulations” means the Child Minding and Day Care (Suspension of Registration) (England) Regulations 2003(11), and

“the transfer date” means 1st September 2008.

(1)

1989 c. 41.

(2)

S.I. 2008/976.

(3)

S.I. 2005/2296. Except as provided for in this Order, the Day Care and Child Minding (Disqualification) (England) Regulations 2005 cease to have effect on 1st September 2008.

(4)

S.I. 2007/723. The Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2007 were amended by the Childcare (Disqualification) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1740).

(5)

S.I. 2008/974.

(6)

S.I. 2008/979.

(7)

ISBN 978-1-84775-128-7. The Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage was given legal effect by the Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1771), as amended by the Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1953) which were made under section 39(1)(b) of the Childcare Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”); and by the Early Years Foundation Stage (Learning and Development Requirements) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1772), as amended by the Early Years Foundation Stage (Learning and Development Requirements) (Amendment) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1952) which were made under section 39(1)(a) of the 2006 Act.

(8)

S.I. 2008/975.

(9)

S.I. 2005/2300. Except as provided for in this Order, the Day Care and Child Minding (Inspection) (England) Regulations 2005 cease to have effect on 1st September 2008.

(10)

S.I. 2003/1996. The Day Care and Childminding (National Standards) (England) Regulations 2003 were amended by the Day Care and Child Minding (National Standards) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2003). Except as provided for in this Order, those Regulations cease to have effect on 1st September 2008.

(11)

S.I. 2003/332. Except as provided for in this Order, the Child Minding and Day Care (Suspension of Registration) (England) Regulations 2003 cease to have effect on 1st September 2008.