PART 2Transitional Provisions
Modifications to registrations under Part 3 of the Childcare Act 2006 immediately before 1st January 2016, etc.
10.—(1) This regulation applies in respect of a person (“P”) who, immediately before 1st January 2016, is registered under Part 3 of the Childcare Act 2006 by the Chief Inspector or by a childminder agency.
(2) If P is registered only once in the early years register, the premises in respect of which P is registered are to be treated as approved for the purposes of—
(a)paragraph 11A of Schedule 1 (if P is an early years childminder); or
(b)paragraph 14A of Schedule 2 (if P is an early years provider other than an early years childminder),
to the Childcare (Early Years Register) Regulations 2008.
(3) If P is registered only once in Part A of the general childcare register, the premises in respect of which P is registered are to be treated as approved for the purposes of—
(a)paragraph 8A of Schedule 1 (if P is a later years childminder); or
(b)paragraph 11A of Schedule 2 (if P is a later years provider other than a later years childminder),
to the Childcare (General Childcare Register) Regulations 2008.
(4) If P is registered only once in Part B of the general childcare register, the premises in respect of which P is registered are to be treated as having been approved by the Chief Inspector or the childminder agency as suitable for the early years provision or the later years provision which P provides there.
(5) If P is registered more than once in the early years register—
(a)the registrations are to be treated as a single registration in the early years register; and
(b)each of the premises in respect of which P is registered are to be treated as approved for the purposes of—
(i)paragraph 11A of Schedule 1 (if P is an early years childminder); or
(ii)paragraph 14A of Schedule 2 (if P is an early years provider other than an early years childminder),
to the Childcare (Early Years Register) Regulations 2008.
(6) If P is registered more than once in Part A of the general childcare register—
(a)the registrations are to be treated as a single registration in Part A of the general childcare register; and
(b)each of the premises in respect of which P is registered are to be treated as approved for the purposes of—
(i)paragraph 8A of Schedule 1 (if P is a later years childminder); or
(ii)paragraph 11A of Schedule 2 (if P is a later years provider other than a later years childminder),
to the Childcare (General Childcare Register) Regulations 2008.
(7) If P is registered more than once in Part B of the general childcare register—
(a)the registrations are to be treated as a single registration on Part B of the general childcare register; and
(b)the premises in respect of which P is registered are to be treated as having been approved by the Chief Inspector or the childminder agency as suitable for the early years provision or the later years provision which P provides there.
Undetermined Applications
11. If a person (“P”) has made more than one application for registration in the early years register and, immediately before 1st January 2016, one or more of P’s applications has not been determined by the Chief Inspector or the childminder agency, all of P’s applications are to be treated as a single application for registration in the early years register.
12. If a person (“P”) has made more than one application for registration in Part A of the general childcare register and, immediately before 1st January 2016, one or more of P’s applications has not been determined by the Chief Inspector or the childminder agency, all of P’s applications are to be treated as a single application for registration in Part A of the general childcare register.
13. If a person (“P”) has made more than one application for registration in Part B of the general childcare register and, immediately before 1st January 2016, one or more of P’s applications has not been determined by the Chief Inspector or the childminder agency, all of P’s applications are to be treated as a single application for registration in Part B of the general childcare register.