Regulation 2 Amendment of the Early Years Foundation Stage (Learning and Development Requirements) Order 2007

(1)

The Early Years Foundation Stage (Learning and Development Requirements) Order 2007^f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In article 2 (interpretation), for the definition of “the Document”, substitute—

““the Document” means—

(a)

in the case of a person who is an early years childminder^f2, the document entitled “Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework for Childminders” dated 8th December 2023 and published by the Secretary of State on the gov.uk website^f3;

(b)

in the case of an early years provider^f4 other than an early years childminder, the document entitled “Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework for Group and School-based Providers” dated 8th December 2023 and published by the Secretary of State on the gov.uk website^f5;”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2007/1772. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2012/937, 2014/913, 2017/361, 2020/444 and 939, 2021/234 and 432 and 2023/780.
f2: For the definition of “early years childminder”, see section 96(4) and (5) of the Childcare Act 2006, amended by section 76 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26). Section 96(4) is prospectively amended by section 237 of the Levelling Up, Housing and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55) from a date to be appointed.
f3: Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework for Childminders published at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2.
f4: For the definition of “early years provider”, see section 96(3) of the Childcare Act 2006.
f5: Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework for Group and School-based Providers published at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2.