# The Childcare (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015, Regulation 4: Amendments to the Childcare (Early Years Register) Regulations 2008


(1) The Childcare (Early Years Register) Regulations 2008 are amended as follows.
(2) After regulation 4 (information to accompany application for registration), insert—
“Review
5. By 31st December 2020, and subsequently at intervals not exceeding 5 years from that date, the Secretary of State must, in accordance with section 30 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015—
(a) carry out a review of the amendments made by the Childcare (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015 to these Regulations;
(b) set out the conclusions of the review in a report; and
(c) publish the report.”.
(3) In Schedule 1 (applications for registration: early years childminders)—
(a) in paragraph 10(1), for “Every” substitute “If the relevant premises are domestic premises, every”;
(b) after paragraph 11 insert—
“Requirements relating to non-domestic premises
11A. If any of the early years childminding is to be provided on non-domestic premises, the relevant person has approved the suitability of each of the non-domestic premises before the early years childminding is provided there.”;
(c) in paragraph 19(1), for “The” at the beginning substitute “If the relevant premises are domestic premises, the”;
(d) in paragraph 20, for “The” at the beginning substitute “If the relevant premises are domestic premises, the”; and
(e) after paragraph 22, insert—
“Information about non-domestic premises
23. If any of the early years childminding is to be provided on non-domestic premises, a description of each of the non-domestic premises, including a description of why each of the non-domestic premises is considered to be suitable for the early years childminding.”.
(4) In Schedule 2 (applications for registration: other early years providers)—
(a) in paragraph 8(b), omit “on domestic premises”;
(b) in paragraph 14—
(i) in the heading, omit “on domestic premises”;
(ii) for sub-paragraph (1), substitute—
“(1) This paragraph applies in the case of early years provision which is not early years childminding by virtue of section 96(5) of the Act.”;
(iii) after sub-paragraph (6) insert—
“(7) Sub-paragraphs (4) and (6) do not apply in relation to non-domestic premises.”;
(c) after paragraph 14 insert—
“Requirements relating to premises
14A. The relevant person has approved the suitability of each of the relevant premises before the early years provision is provided there.”;
(d) in paragraph 24—
(i) in the heading, omit “on domestic premises”;
(ii) for sub-paragraph (1), substitute—
“(1) This paragraph applies in the case of early years provision which is not early years childminding by virtue of section 96(5) of the Act.”;
(iii) after sub-paragraph (5) insert—
“(6) Sub-paragraphs (3) and (5) do not apply in relation to non-domestic premises.”; and
(e) after paragraph 25, insert—
“Information about premises
26. A description of each of the relevant premises, including a description of why each of the relevant premises is considered to be suitable for the early years provision.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1562/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/childcare-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2015/regulation-4
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