3.—(1) Regulations 7, 8 and 9 specify welfare requirements under section 39(1)(b) of the Act.
(2) It is directed that the provisions in Section 3 of the Document have effect, for the purposes of specifying the welfare requirements under section 39(1)(b) of the Act.
(3) Early years providers to whom section 40 of the Act M1 applies must have regard to the matters in Section 3 of the Document in securing that the early years provision they provide complies with the welfare requirements.
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M1Section 40 of the Act imposes a duty on early years providers to comply with the welfare requirements in addition to meeting the learning and development requirements.