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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/early-years-foundation-stage-learning-and-development-requirements-order-2007/article-6",
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  "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/6",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Matters to be considered by the Chief Inspector",
  "text": "(1) Any allegation that an early years provider has—\n(a) failed to meet the learning and development requirements prescribed in Sections 1 and 2 of the Document , or in Annex B to the childminder EYFS; or\n(b) failed to have regard to the matters in the relevant provisions of the Document\nmay be taken into account by the Chief Inspector in the exercise of ... functions under Part 3 of the Act.\n(2) Any allegation that an early years childminder agency has failed to meet the requirement in Article 5 may be taken into account by the Chief Inspector in the exercise of functions under Part 3 of the Act.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 6(1): art. 6 renumbered as art. 6(1) (1.9.2014) by The Childcare (Learning and Development Requirements and Exemptions from Registration) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/913), arts. 1, 5(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 6(a) substituted (1.9.2012) by The Early Years Foundation Stage (Learning and Development Requirements) (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/937), arts. 1, 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in art. 6(1)(a) inserted (1.9.2025) by The Childcare (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/841), regs. 1(1)(b), 3(5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in art. 6(b) substituted (1.9.2012) by The Early Years Foundation Stage (Learning and Development Requirements) (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/937), arts. 1, 5"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in art. 6(1)(b) substituted (3.4.2017) by The Childcare (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/361), regs. 1, 2(5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Word in art. 6(1) omitted (1.9.2014) by virtue of The Childcare (Learning and Development Requirements and Exemptions from Registration) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/913), arts. 1, 5(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Art. 6(2) inserted (1.9.2014) by The Childcare (Learning and Development Requirements and Exemptions from Registration) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/913), arts. 1, 5(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1772/article/6",
    "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."
}