Explanatory note

These regulations provide for the fees that shall be paid to local authorities in relation to Part X of the Children Act 1989 (child minding and day care for young children).

Regulation 3 provides for the fees that shall accompany applications under section 71 of the 1989 Act (registration for child minding and day care) for registration as a child minder or provider of day care for children under eight.

Regulation 4 prescribes the fees that shall be payable in respect of the annual inspection of the premises of registered persons. Regulation 5 prescribes the fee that shall be payable where it is necessary to replace a lost certificate.