Regulation 4 Prescribed matters for the purposes of the childcare assessment
A childcare assessment must deal with the following matters—
(a)
the information obtained by the authority pursuant to regulation 3(2) and (3) expressed in relation to the whole of the area of the authority;
(b)
a description of the sufficiency (or otherwise) of childcare in the authority’s area, described by reference to the following—
(i)
types of childcare;
(ii)
age ranges of children;
(iii)
charges for childcare and parents’ ability to pay the charges;
(iv)
times of day;
(v)
type of special educational need or need for specialist care (in the case of disabled children); and
(vi)
location within the authority’s area;
(c)
the authority’s estimate of future changes in the supply of, and demand for, childcare in the period covered by the assessment.