Regulation 5 Amendment of the Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) Regulations 2012

(1)

The Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) Regulations 2012^f1 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2)

In regulation 2 (interpretation), in the definition of “the Document”, for “11th October 2024”, in both places it occurs, substitute “14th July 2025”.

(3)

In regulation 3 (specification of the welfare requirements)—

(a)

in paragraph (2A)—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (a), for “3.9, 3.18, 3.19, 3.20, 3.56, 3.58, 3.62 and 3.86” substitute “3.11, 3.25, 3.26, 3.27, 3.72, 3.74, 3.78 and 3.102”;

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (b), for “3.8, 3.17, 3.18, 3.19, 3.59, 3.63, 3.64, 3.87 and 3.89” substitute “3.10, 3.15, 3.23, 3.24, 3.25, 3.74, 3.78, 3.79, 3.102 and 3.104”;

(b)

in paragraph (4), for “10th February 2025” substitute “14th July 2025”^f2.

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Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2012/938. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2014/912, 2015/1562, 2017/361, 2023/1338, 2024/1019 and 2025/132.
f2: Regulation 3(4) of S.I. 2012/938 defines the “Qualifications Document” which is published by the Secretary of State on the gov.uk website at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-qualification-requirements-and-standards.