Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Childcare Act 2006;

• “the Measure” (“y Mesur”) means the Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010 M1;

• “assessment” (“asesiad”) means the assessment carried out by a local authority in accordance with these Regulations;

• “child minding” (“gwarchod plant”). has the meaning in Part 2 of the Measure;

• “childcare” (“gofal plant”) has the meaning in section 30 of the Act;

• “childcare provider” (“darparwr gofal plant”) means any person who is registered under Part 2 of the Measure to provide childcare;

• “day care” (“gofal dydd”) has the meaning in Part 2 of the Measure;

• F1“Family Information Service” (“Gwasanaeth Gwybodaeth i Deuluoedd”) means a service which a local authority is required to provide under section 27 of the Childcare Act 2006;

• F2...

• “home childcare providers” (“darparwyr gofal plant yn y cartref”) means persons approved under a scheme made by the Welsh Ministers pursuant to F3section 60 of the Government of Wales Act 2006;

• F4...

• “relevant premises” (“mangre berthnasol”) means premises on which a person acts as a childcare provider;

• “third sector organisation” (“sefydliad trydydd sector”) means an organisation which a person might reasonably consider to exist wholly or mainly to provide benefits for society;

• “Welsh medium education forum” (“fforwm addysg cyfrwng Cymraeg”) means a body established by a local authority for the purpose of improving the provision of Welsh medium education in its area, the members of which consist of the local authority and such other persons as the local authority considers appropriate M2.

In these Regulations, the types of childcare are—