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.