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19Meaning of “child minding” and “day care for children”W

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(1)This section applies for the purposes of this Part.

(2)A person acts as a child minder if the person looks after one or more children under the age of [F1twelve] on domestic premises for reward; and “child minding” is to be interpreted accordingly.

(3)A person provides day care for children if the person provides care at any time for children under the age of [F2twelve] on premises other than domestic premises; and “day care for children” and “day care” are to be interpreted accordingly.

(4)The Welsh Ministers may by order—

(a)amend subsection (2) or (3) to substitute a different age;

(b)provide that, in the circumstances specified in the order, a person is not acting as a child minder for the purposes of this Part;

(c)provide that, in the circumstances specified in the order, a person is not providing day care for the purposes of this Part.

(5)The circumstances specified in an order may relate to one or more of the following matters (among others)—

(a)the person providing the child minding or day care;

(b)the child or the children for whom it is provided;

(c)the nature of the child minding or day care;

(d)the premises on which it is provided;

(e)the times during which it is provided;

(f)the arrangements under which it is provided.

(6)In this section “domestic premises” means any premises which are wholly or mainly used as a private dwelling.

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I1S. 19 in force at 1.4.2011 by S.I. 2010/2582, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with Schs. 2, 3)

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