Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023

Early years provision E+W

4 (1) Section 34 (requirement to register: early years providers) is amended as follows.

(2) For subsections (1) and (1ZA) substitute—

“(1) A person may not provide early years provision on non-domestic premises in England unless—

(a) the person is registered in the early years register as an early years provider other than a childminder (whether or not the provision is or includes early years childminding), or

(b) the provision is early years childminding, none of which is provided on domestic premises, and the person is registered as an early years childminder without domestic premises—

(i) in the early years register, or

(ii) with an early years childminder agency.

(1ZA) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to early years provision in respect of which the person providing it is required to be registered under section 33(1) or under subsection (1A).”

(3) In subsection (1A)—

(a) after “96(5)” insert “, and some or all of which is provided on domestic premises,”;

(b) after “registered” insert “as an early years provider other than a childminder”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 23 para. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 255(9)(a)

I2 Sch. 23 para. 4 in force at 1.11.2024 by S.I. 2024/1000, reg. 2(a) (with reg. 4, Schs. 1-3)