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Paragraph 2 Welfare of the children being cared for

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

When later years childminding is being provided—

(a)

the later years childminder is present at all times on the relevant premises,

(b)

for every six children for whom the childminding is being provided, at least one person who has attained the age of 18 cares for such children, and

(c)

at least one person caring for such children has an appropriate first aid qualification.

(2)

When later years provision (other than later years childminding) is being provided—

(a)

at least two persons who have attained the age of 18 and who care for the children are present at all times on the relevant premises,

(b)

for every eight children for whom the later years provision is being provided, at least one person who has attained the age of 18 cares for such children, and

(c)

at least one person caring for such children has an appropriate first aid qualification.

(3)

Of the two persons required to be present by sub-paragraph (2)(a)—

(a)

at least one such person is either the later years provider, the manager or a person who works for the later years provider caring for the children for whom the later years provision is provided, and

(b)

any other such person is suitable to care for children,

and for the purposes of this sub-paragraph, a person is unsuitable to care for children unless the later years provider is satisfied that an enhanced criminal record certificate has been obtained in respect of that person.