SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4Childminder agencies: amendments

PART 2Early years childminder agencies

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1

Section 36 (applications for registration: other early years providers) is amended as follows.

2

After subsection (1) insert—

1A

A person who proposes to provide on any premises early years provision in respect of which the person is required by section 34(1A) to be registered may make an application—

a

to the Chief Inspector for registration as an early years provider in respect of the premises, or

b

to an early years childminder agency for registration with that agency as an early years provider in respect of the premises.

3

In subsection (2)—

a

after “subsection (1)” insert “ or (1A) ”,

b

in paragraph (b) after “Chief Inspector” insert “ or (as the case may be) the early years childminder agency ”, and

c

in paragraph (c) at the beginning insert “ if it is an application to the Chief Inspector, ”.

4

In subsections (3) and (4), after “subsection (1)” insert “ or (1A)(a) ”.

5

After subsection (4) insert—

4A

An early years childminder agency may grant an application under subsection (1A)(b) only if—

a

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

b

it appears to the agency that the prescribed requirements for registration are satisfied and are likely to continue to be satisfied, and

c

it appears to the agency that any other reasonable requirements it has imposed are satisfied and are likely to continue to be satisfied.

6

In subsection (5), after paragraph (a) insert—

aa

prohibiting the applicant from being registered in the early years register as an early years provider other than a childminder if the applicant is registered with a childminder agency;

ab

prohibiting the applicant from being registered with an early years childminder agency as an early years provider other than a childminder if the applicant is registered—

i

with another childminder agency;

ii

in the early years register or the general childcare register;