In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Childcare Act 2006;

• F4“the Document” means—

  1. a

     in the case of a person who is an early years childminder, the document entitled “Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework for Childminders” dated 8th December 2023 and published by the Secretary of State on the gov.uk website;

  2. b

     in the case of an early years provider other than an early years childminder, the document entitled “Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework for Group and School-based Providers” dated 8th December 2023 and published by the Secretary of State on the gov.uk website;

• F3“registered early years provider” means a person who is registered under Chapter 2 of Part 3 of the Act in the early years register or with an early years childminder agency;

• F1“relevant person” means—

  1. a

     in the case of a person registered in the early years register, the Chief Inspector, and

  2. b

     in the case of a person registered with an early years childminder agency, the agency;

• F2“the relevant provisions of the Document” means the provisions in Section 3 of the Document that use the word “should”.