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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childcare-fees-regulations-2008/regulation-10",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/1804",
  "legislation_title": "The Childcare (Fees) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childcare-fees-regulations-2008",
  "path": "regulation/10",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": "Annual fee for other early years providers registered in the early years register",
  "text": "(1) A person who is registered as an early years provider (other than a childminder) under section 37(2) of the 2006 Act must pay to the Chief Inspector the fee prescribed in paragraph (2) or (3) at or by the time prescribed in paragraph (5) or (6).\n(2) In a case where the early years provision is provided for—\n(a) less than 3 hours per day,\n(b) less than 5 days per week, or\n(c) less than 45 weeks per year,\nthe prescribed fee is £25.\n(3) In a case where the early years provision is provided for—\n(a) 3 or more hours per day,\n(b) 5 or more days per week, and\n(c) 45 or more weeks per year,\nthe prescribed fee is £180.\n(4) Paragraphs (5) and (7) apply in the case of an early years provider who—\n(a) becomes registered under section 37(2) of the 2006 Act on 1st September 2008, and\n(b) immediately before 1st September 2008—\n(i) the early years provider, or\n(ii) in the case of a domestic group provider, the person who is the nominated individual,\nwas registered under section 79F(1) or (2) of the 1989 Act.\n(5) The prescribed time is the day in each year which is the anniversary of the date on which—\n(i) the early years provider, or\n(ii) in the case of a domestic group provider, the person who is the nominated individual,\nbecame registered under section 79F(1) or (2) of the 1989 Act.\n(6) In all other cases, the prescribed time is the day in each year which is the anniversary of the date on which the early years provider became registered under section 37(2) of the 2006 Act.\n(7) In relation to an annual fee which is payable by an early years provider referred to in paragraph (4) before 1st September 2010, in determining the amount of the fee payable—\n(a) paragraph (2)(a) is to have effect as if the reference in that provision to 3 hours was a reference to 4 hours; and\n(b) paragraph (3)(a) is to have effect as if the reference in that provision to 3 or more hours per day was a reference to 4 or more hours per day.\n(8) In this regulation, “domestic group provider” means an early years provider who—\n(a) provides early years provision on domestic premises,\n(b) is registered under section 37(2) of the 2006 Act as an early years provider other than a childminder, and\n(c) is a partnership, body corporate or unincorporated association.",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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