Article 3 I1
England and Wales
(1)
A person looking after a child does not act as a child minder if that person—
(i)
is a parent, or a relative of the child; or,
(ii)
is a foster parent for the child.
(2)
In this article “foster parent” (“rhiant maeth”) includes a person with whom a child has been placed by a local authority or by a voluntary organisation or a person who fosters a child privately.