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Article 1 Citation and Interpretation

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Childcare Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008.

(2)

In this Order—

  • “the 1989 Act” means the Children Act 1989f1,

  • “the 2006 Act” means the Childcare Act 2006,

  • “the Common Provisions Regulations” means the Childcare (Early Years and General Childcare Registers) (Common Provisions) Regulations 2008f2,

  • “the Disqualification Regulations 2005” means the Day Care and Child Minding (Disqualification) (England) Regulations 2005f3,

  • “the Disqualification Regulations 2007” means the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2007f4,

  • “the Early Years Register Regulations 2008” means the Childcare (Early Years Register) Regulations 2008f5,

  • “the Exemption from Registration Order” means the Childcare (Exemption from Registration) Order 2008f6,

  • “the EYFS Statutory Framework” means the document entitled “Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage” published by the Secretary of State in May 2008f7,

  • “the General Childcare Register Regulations 2008” means the Childcare (General Childcare Register) Regulations 2008f8,

  • “the Inspection Regulations” means the Day Care and Child Minding (Inspection) (England) Regulations 2005f9,

  • “the National Standards Regulations” means the Day Care and Child Minding (National Standards) (England) Regulations 2003f10,

  • “the Suspension Regulations” means the Child Minding and Day Care (Suspension of Registration) (England) Regulations 2003f11, and

  • “the transfer date” means 1st September 2008.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

1989 c. 41.

f2

S.I. 2008/976.

f3

S.I. 2005/2296. Except as provided for in this Order, the Day Care and Child Minding (Disqualification) (England) Regulations 2005 cease to have effect on 1st September 2008.

f4

S.I. 2007/723. The Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2007 were amended by the Childcare (Disqualification) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1740).

f5

S.I. 2008/974.

f6

S.I. 2008/979.

f7

ISBN 978-1-84775-128-7. The Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage was given legal effect by the Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1771), as amended by the Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1953) which were made under section 39(1)(b) of the Childcare Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”); and by the Early Years Foundation Stage (Learning and Development Requirements) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1772), as amended by the Early Years Foundation Stage (Learning and Development Requirements) (Amendment) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1952) which were made under section 39(1)(a) of the 2006 Act.

f8

S.I. 2008/975.

f9

S.I. 2005/2300. Except as provided for in this Order, the Day Care and Child Minding (Inspection) (England) Regulations 2005 cease to have effect on 1st September 2008.

f10

S.I. 2003/1996. The Day Care and Childminding (National Standards) (England) Regulations 2003 were amended by the Day Care and Child Minding (National Standards) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2003). Except as provided for in this Order, those Regulations cease to have effect on 1st September 2008.

f11

S.I. 2003/332. Except as provided for in this Order, the Child Minding and Day Care (Suspension of Registration) (England) Regulations 2003 cease to have effect on 1st September 2008.