# The Childcare Providers (Information, Advice and Training) Regulations 2014, Regulation 4: Childcare providers and employees

Extent: E+W

(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
(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 Act;
“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 50 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; ...
“later years provision inspection report” means an inspection report under section 61 of the Act;
“specified grade” means—
(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;
(b)in the case of an early years provider most recently inspected on or after 10th November 2025, a grade—
(i)of “not met” for safeguarding, or
(ii)weaker than “expected standard” for leadership and governance.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2319/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/childcare-providers-information-advice-and-training-regulations-2014/regulation-4
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