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The Childcare Providers (Information, Advice and Training) Regulations 2014

S.I. 2014/2319 · Made 28 August 2014 · Extends to England and Wales

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Children And Young Persons, England

Made 28th August 2014

Laid before Parliament 3rd September 2014

Coming into force 24th September 2014

The Secretary of State for Education makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 13(1) and 104(2) of the Childcare Act 2006f1:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2006 c.21. See section 106 for the definition of “regulations”.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Duty to secure the provision of information, advice and training
  3. 3Subject matter of information, advice and training
  4. 4Childcare providers and employees
  5. 5Revocations
  6. Signature
  7. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretationI1

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Childcare Providers (Information, Advice and Training) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 24th September 2014.

(2)

In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Childcare Act 2006.

2Duty to secure the provision of information, advice and trainingI1

An English local authority must secure the provision of information, advice and training on the matters mentioned in—

(a)

sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of regulation 3(1), to the persons falling within regulation 4(1); and

(b)

sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of regulation 3(1), to the persons falling within regulation 4(2).

3Subject matter of information, advice and trainingI1

(1)

The matters referred to in regulation 2 are—

(a)

the effective safeguarding and promotion of children’s welfare and compliance with statutory requirements, guidance and procedures for the protection of children;

(b)

meeting the needs of persons described in paragraph (2) in relation to the provision of suitable childcare;

(c)

meeting the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage, within the meaning given by section 39 of the Act.

(2)

The persons referred to in regulation 3(1)(b) are—

(a)

children with a disability within the meaning given by section 6(1) of the Equality Act 2010f1;

(b)

children with special educational needs within the meaning given by section 20(1) of the Children and Families Act 2014f2;

(c)

looked after children within the meaning given by section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989f3;

F1(d)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(e)

those using, or intending to use, childcare in respect of which the childcare costs element of universal credit (being an amount included in the calculation of an award of universal credit under regulation 31 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013f4) is payable;

(f)

other children who are at risk of social exclusion by virtue of unemployment, poverty, homelessness, geographical remoteness, ill health, family breakdown or other economic, cultural or social factors.

4Childcare providers and employeesI1

(1)

The persons referred to in regulation 2(a) are—

(a)

early years providers registered by the Chief Inspector for the purposes of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of the Act (which provides for the compulsory registration of persons providing early years provision), where—

(i)

an early years provision inspection report has not yet been published in respect of the provision; or

F1(ii)

the provision was awarded a specified grade in the most recent early years provision inspection report published in respect of the provision;

(b)

employees of such early years providers.

(2)

The persons referred to in regulation 2(b) are—

(a)

later years providers registered by the Chief Inspector for the purposes of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of the Act (which provides for the compulsory registration of persons providing later years provision for children under the age of eight), where the most recent later years provision inspection report published in respect of the provision identifies that one or more of the later years prescribed requirements are not met;

(b)

employees of such later years providers.

(3)

In this regulation—

  • “Chief Inspector” has the meaning given by section 98(1) of the Actf1;

  • “early years provider” has the meaning given by section 96(3) of the Act;

  • “early years provision inspection report” means an inspection report under section 50f2 of the Act;

  • “later years prescribed requirements” means the requirements prescribed for the purposes of sections 54(3)(b), 55(3)(b) and 59(2) of the Act;

  • “later years provider” has the meaning given by section 96(7) of the Act;

  • “later years provision” has the meaning given by section 96(6) of the Act; F2...

  • “later years provision inspection report” means an inspection report under section 61 of the Act;

  • F3“specified grade” means—

    1. (a)

      in the case of an early years provider most recently inspected before 10th November 2025, a grade weaker than “good” for the overall effectiveness of the provision;

    2. (b)

      in the case of an early years provider most recently inspected on or after 10th November 2025, a grade—

      1. (i)

        of “not met” for safeguarding, or

      2. (ii)

        weaker than “expected standard” for leadership and governance.

5RevocationsI1

The Childcare Providers (Information, Advice and Training) Regulations 2007f1 are revoked.

Signature

Sam Gyimah

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Education

28th August 2014

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations set out the matters on which an English local authority is required to secure the provision of information, advice and training, and the childcare providers to whom that information, advice and training must be provided.

Regulation 3 sets out the matters on which information, advice and training must be secured.

Regulation 4 sets out the childcare providers for whom the information, advice and training must be secured. An authority must secure the provision of information, advice and training to early years providers registered by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (“the Chief Inspector”) on the early years register established under the Childcare Act 2006, where an inspection report by the Chief Inspector has not yet been published for the provision, or when the most recent published report awards a grade weaker than “good” to the overall effectiveness of the early years provision, and to employees of such providers. Information, advice and training must also be provided to later years providers on the compulsory part of the general childcare register established under the Childcare Act 2006, where the most recent published inspection report for the later years provision identifies that one or more of the requirements for registration on the general childcare register or the requirements governing the activities of those providers are not met and to employees of such providers.

Regulation 5 revokes the Childcare Providers (Information, Advice and Training) Regulations 2007.

An Impact Assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.