{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childcare-act-2006/schedule-2/paragraph-18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childcare-act-2006/schedule-2/paragraph-18.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/21",
  "legislation_title": "Childcare Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childcare-act-2006",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/18",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "( 1 ) Schedule 9A to the Children Act 1989 (child minding and day care for young children) is amended as follows.\n( 2 ) In the heading, after “children” insert “ in Wales ” .\n( 3 ) In paragraph 1 (exemption of certain schools), in sub-paragraph (1)(c), omit “the Secretary of State or”.\n( 4 ) In paragraph 4 (disqualification for registration)—\n(a) in sub-paragraph (1), after “day care” insert “ in Wales ” ,\n(b) in sub-paragraph (2)(f), after “Part XA” insert “ , or Part 3 of the Childcare Act 2006, ” ,\n(c) in sub-paragraph (3), after “day care” (in each place where it occurs) insert “ in Wales ” ,\n(d) in sub-paragraph (4), after “day care” (in each place where it occurs) insert “ in Wales ” , and\n(e) in sub-paragraph (5), after “day care” (in each place where it occurs) insert “ in Wales ” .\n(5) In paragraph 5 (offences relating to disqualification)—\n( a ) in sub-paragraph (1)(a)—\n(i) after “child minder” insert “ in Wales ” ,\n(ii) after “child minding” insert “ in Wales ” ,\n( b ) in sub-paragraph (1)(b) for “any of sub-paragraphs (3) to (5)” substitute “ sub-paragraph (4) or (5) ” , and\n( c ) for sub-paragraph (2) substitute—\n“(2) A person who contravenes sub-paragraph (4) of paragraph 4 shall not be guilty of an offence under this paragraph if—\n(a) he is disqualified for registration by virtue only of regulations made under sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 4, and\n(b) he proves that he did not know, and had no reasonable grounds for believing, that he was living in the same household as a person who was disqualified for registration or in a household in which such a person was employed.”\n(6) In paragraph 6 (certificates of registration), in sub-paragraph (5)—\n(a) in paragraph (a) for “(in England or in Wales)” substitute “ in Wales ” , and\n(b) in paragraph (b) after “any premises” insert “ in Wales ” .\n( 7 ) In paragraph 8 (co-operation between authorities), omit sub-paragraph (1).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 paras. 5-18 repealed (W.) (1.4.2011) by Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010 (nawm 1), s. 75(3), Sch. 2; S.I. 2010/2582, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with Schs. 2, 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 18(1)-(4) (5)(a) (7) in force at 1.9.2008 by S.I. 2008/2261, art. 2 (with Schs. 1, 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 18(5)(b)(c) in force at 1.9.2008 for E. by S.I. 2008/2261, art. 2 (with Schs. 1, 2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "omitted",
      "affecting": "anaw/2018/2",
      "affecting_title": "Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/schedule/2/paragraph/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:14:29.405916+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}