PART 1Amendments

Amendments to the Childcare (Early Years Register) Regulations 20084

1

The Childcare (Early Years Register) Regulations 20084 are amended as follows.

2

After regulation 4 (information to accompany application for registration), insert—

Review5

By 31st December 2020, and subsequently at intervals not exceeding 5 years from that date, the Secretary of State must, in accordance with section 30 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015—

a

carry out a review of the amendments made by the Childcare (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015 to these Regulations;

b

set out the conclusions of the review in a report; and

c

publish the report.

3

In Schedule 1 (applications for registration: early years childminders)—

a

in paragraph 10(1), for “Every” substitute “If the relevant premises are domestic premises, every”;

b

after paragraph 11 insert—

Requirements relating to non-domestic premises11A

If any of the early years childminding is to be provided on non-domestic premises, the relevant person has approved the suitability of each of the non-domestic premises before the early years childminding is provided there.

c

in paragraph 19(1), for “The” at the beginning substitute “If the relevant premises are domestic premises, the”;

d

in paragraph 20, for “The” at the beginning substitute “If the relevant premises are domestic premises, the”; and

e

after paragraph 22, insert—

Information about non-domestic premises23

If any of the early years childminding is to be provided on non-domestic premises, a description of each of the non-domestic premises, including a description of why each of the non-domestic premises is considered to be suitable for the early years childminding.

4

In Schedule 2 (applications for registration: other early years providers)—

a

in paragraph 8(b), omit “on domestic premises”;

b

in paragraph 14—

i

in the heading, omit “on domestic premises”;

ii

for sub-paragraph (1), substitute—

1

This paragraph applies in the case of early years provision which is not early years childminding by virtue of section 96(5) of the Act.

iii

after sub-paragraph (6) insert—

7

Sub-paragraphs (4) and (6) do not apply in relation to non-domestic premises.

c

after paragraph 14 insert—

Requirements relating to premises14A

The relevant person has approved the suitability of each of the relevant premises before the early years provision is provided there.

d

in paragraph 24—

i

in the heading, omit “on domestic premises”;

ii

for sub-paragraph (1), substitute—

1

This paragraph applies in the case of early years provision which is not early years childminding by virtue of section 96(5) of the Act.

iii

after sub-paragraph (5) insert—

6

Sub-paragraphs (3) and (5) do not apply in relation to non-domestic premises.

e

after paragraph 25, insert—

Information about premises26

A description of each of the relevant premises, including a description of why each of the relevant premises is considered to be suitable for the early years provision.