{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/early-years-foundation-stage-learning-and-development-requirements-order-2007/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/early-years-foundation-stage-learning-and-development-requirements-order-2007/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2007/1772",
  "legislation_title": "The Early Years Foundation Stage (Learning and Development Requirements) Order 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/early-years-foundation-stage-learning-and-development-requirements-order-2007",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order—\n“the Act” means the Childcare Act 2006;\n“the childminder EYFS” means the document entitled “Early Years Foundation Stage statutory framework for childminders” dated 13th July 2026 and published by the Secretary of State on the gov.uk website;\n“the Document” means in the case of—\n(a)a person who is registered under section 37(1) or (2A) or section 37A(1) or (1A) of the Act as an early years childminder, the childminder EYFS;\n(b)a person who—\n(i)is registered as an early years provider other than a childminder under section 37(2) or 37A(2) of the Act; or\n(ii)would be required by section 34(1) or (1A) of the Act to be registered to provide early years provision but for section 34(2) of the Act,\nthe group and school-based provider EYFS;\n“the group and school-based provider EYFS” means the document entitled “Early Years Foundation Stage statutory framework for group and school-based providers” dated 13th July 2026 and published by the Secretary of State on the gov.uk website;\n“reception baseline assessment” has the meaning given in Annex B to the group and school-based provider EYFS;\n“the relevant provisions of the Document” means the provisions in Sections 1 and 2 of the Document and in Annex B to the childminder EYFS that use the word “should”.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 2 inserted (1.9.2025) by The Childcare (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/841), regs. 1(1)(b), 3(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 2 substituted (1.9.2026) by The Childcare (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/796), regs. 1(b), 2(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in art. 2 substituted (1.11.2024) by The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1019), regs. 1(1), 2(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in art. 2 substituted (1.9.2025) by The Childcare (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/841), regs. 1(1)(b), 3(2)(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in art. 2 substituted (1.9.2025) by The Childcare (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/841), regs. 1(1)(b), 3(2)(b)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in art. 2 inserted (1.9.2025) by The Childcare (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/841), regs. 1(1)(b), 3(2)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in art. 2 inserted (1.9.2021) by The Early Years Foundation Stage (Miscellaneous Amendments) and Childcare Fees (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/432), regs. 1, 2(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in art. 2 substituted (1.9.2025) by The Childcare (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/841), regs. 1(1)(b), 3(2)(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words in art. 2 inserted (3.4.2017) by The Childcare (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/361), regs. 1, 2(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Words in art. 2 inserted (1.9.2025) by The Childcare (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/841), regs. 1(1)(b), 3(2)(e)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1772/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:50:44.605848+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}