Part XA Child Minding and Day Care for Children in England and Wales
Inspection: Wales
F179S General functions of the Assembly.
(1)
The Assembly may secure the provision of training for persons who provide or assist in providing child minding or day care, or intend to do so.
(2)
In relation to child minding and day care provided in Wales, the Assembly shall have any additional function specified in regulations made by the Assembly; but the regulations may only specify a function corresponding to a function which, by virtue of section 79N(5), is exercisable by the Chief Inspector in relation to child minding and day care provided in England.
F279T Inspection: Wales.
(1)
The Assembly may at any time require any registered person to provide it with any information connected with the person’s activities as a child minder or provision of day care which the Assembly considers it necessary to have for the purposes of its functions under this Part.
(2)
The Assembly may by regulations make provision—
(a)
for the inspection of the quality and standards of child minding provided in Wales by registered persons and of day care provided by registered persons on premises in Wales;
(b)
for the publication of reports of the inspections in such manner as the Assembly considers appropriate.
(3)
The regulations may provide for the inspections to be organised by—
(a)
the Assembly; or
(b)
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales, or any other person, under arrangements made with the Assembly.
(4)
The regulations may provide for subsections (2) to (4) of section 42A of the M1School Inspections Act 1996 to apply with modifications in relation to the publication of reports under the regulations.