# Child Minding and Day Care (Registration and Annual Fees) Regulations 2001

S.I. 2001/1886 · made 14 May 2001

These Regulations prescribe the fees under section 79F of the Children Act 1989 in relation to registration for child minding or providing day care.“Child minding” is defined in section 79A(2) of that Act, subject to the following subsections of that section, as looking after one or more children under the age of eight on domestic premises for reward.“Day care” is defined in section 79A(6) of that Act as care provided at any time for children under the age of eight on premises other than domestic premises.

Made under: Children Act 1989 (Section 79F, Section 104, Schedule 9A paragraph 6, Schedule 9A paragraph 7)

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## Introductory text

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, ENGLAND
Made 14th May 2001
Laid before Parliament 14th May 2001
Coming into force 2nd July 2001
In exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 79F(1)(b) and (2)(b) and 104(4) of, and paragraphs 6(4) and 7 of Schedule 9A to, the Children Act 1989, the Secretary of State for Education and Employment hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation and commencement

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Child Minding and Day Care (Registration and Annual Fees) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 2nd July 2001.
(2) These Regulations apply only in relation to England.

## 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations “the Act” means the Children Act 1989.

## 3 Registration

(1) The prescribed fee for the purposes of section 79F(1)(b) of the Act (child minding) is £14.00.
(2) The prescribed fee for the purposes of section 79F(2)(b) of the Act (day care) is—
(a) £121.00, where the applicant provides or is to provide day care for a continuous period of four hours or more in any day;
(b) £14.00, where the applicant does not provide or is not to provide day care for a continuous period of four hours or more in any day.

## 4 Annual fees

(1) The following fees are prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 7 of Schedule 9A to the Act (annual fee)—
(a) £11.00, in the case of a child minder;
(b) £94.00, in the case of a provider of day care for a continuous period of four hours or more in any day;
(c) £11.00, in the case of a provider of day care who does not provide day care for a continuous period of four hours or more in any day.
(2) The fee is payable annually on the anniversary of registration for child minding or providing day care.

## 5 Fee payable for issue of copy certificate where original has been lost or destroyed

The prescribed fee for the issue of a copy certificate of registration for child minding or providing day care under paragraph 6(4) of Schedule 9A to the Act is £5.

## Signature

Margaret Hodge
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Education and Employment
14th May 2001

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations prescribe the fees under section 79F of the Children Act 1989 in relation to registration for child minding or providing day care.
“Child minding” is defined in section 79A(2) of that Act, subject to the following subsections of that section, as looking after one or more children under the age of eight on domestic premises for reward.
“Day care” is defined in section 79A(6) of that Act as care provided at any time for children under the age of eight on premises other than domestic premises.
The Regulations also prescribe the annual fees to be paid by child minders and those providing day care under paragraph 7 of Schedule 9A to the Children Act 1989 and the time at which they should be paid. They also prescribe the fee payable for a replacement certificate where the original has been lost or destroyed.
The old fees payable under the Child Minding and Day Care (Registration and Inspection Fees) Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/2076 as amended by S.I. 1996/3180) are set out in column 1 of the following table and the new fees under these Regulations are set out in column 2.
TABLE
(1)
(2)
Old Fee
New Fee
£
£
Registration as a childminder
12.50
14.00
Registration as a provider of day care for a continuous period of four hours or more in a day
110.00
121.00
Registration as a provider of day care for less than a continuous period of four hours in a day
12.50
14.00
Inspection fee/Annual fee for a childminder
10.00
11.00
Inspection fee/Annual fee for a provider of day care for a continuous period of four hours or more in a day
85.00
94.00
Inspection fee/Annual fee for a provider of day care for less than a continuous period of four hours in a day
10.00
11.00
Fee for a replacement certificate
5.00
5.00

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