# The Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Revocation and Transitional Provision) (Wales) Order 2026, Article 18: Youth services


(1) A person does not provide day care where the person provides a youth service for a child who has attained the age of 11, and any care provided is incidental to the provision of that youth service.
(2) In this article, “youth service” means activity of a type listed in paragraph (3).
(3) The types of activity are those—
(a) that encourage, enable or assist a child who has attained the age of 11 to participate effectively in—
(i) leisure and recreational activities;
(ii) education and training;
(iii) the life of their communities, and
(b) where no payment or a nominal payment only is required from a child to participate in such activity.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/100/article/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/child-minding-and-day-care-exceptions-revocation-and-transitional-provision-wales-order-2026/article-18
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