Part 3Regulation of Provision of Childcare in England

Chapter 4Voluntary registration

Process of voluntary registration

I163Applications for registration on the general register: other childcare providers

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A person who provides or proposes to provide on premises in England—

I2a

later years provision (other than later years childminding) for a child who has attained the age of eight, or

I3b

early years provision or later years provision (other than early years or later years childminding) for a child who has not attained that age but in respect of which the person is not required to be registered under Chapter 2 or 3,

may make an application to the Chief Inspector for registration in Part B of the general childcare register F8....

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An application under subsection (1) must—

a

give any prescribed information about prescribed matters;

b

give any other information which the Chief Inspector reasonably requires the applicant to give;

c

be accompanied by any prescribed fee.

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An application under subsection (1) may not be made in respect of provision for a child who has attained the age of F7two if—

a

the provision is made at any of the following F2institutions as part of the F2institution's activities—

i

a maintained school,

ii

a school F3approved under section 342 of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56) (approval of non-maintained special schools), or

iii

F4an independent educational institutionF1or an alternative provision Academy that is not an independent school,

b

the provision is made by the proprietor of the F5institution or a person employed to work at the F5institution, and

F6c

where the provision is made at a school (including a school that is an independent educational institution)—

i

the child is a registered pupil at the school, or

ii

if the provision is made for more than one child, at least one of the children is a registered pupil at the school.

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The Chief Inspector must grant an application under subsection (1) if—

a

the applicant is not disqualified from registration by regulations under section 75, and

b

it appears to the Chief Inspector that any requirements prescribed for the purposes of this subsection (“the prescribed requirements for registration”) are satisfied and are likely to continue to be satisfied.

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The Chief Inspector must refuse any application under subsection (1) which subsection (4) does not require him to grant.

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The prescribed requirements for registration may include requirements relating to—

a

the applicant;

b

the premises on which the childcare is being (or is to be) provided;

c

the arrangements for childcare on those premises;

d

any person who may be caring for children on those premises;

e

any other person who may be on those premises.