# The Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 2008, Regulation 3: Amendments to the Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) Regulations 2007


In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a) for the definition of “the Document”, substitute—
““the Document” means the Document entitled “Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage” published by the Secretary of State on 19th May 2008 with ISBN 978-1-84775-128-7;”;
(b) at the end, insert—
““instructor”, in relation to an independent school, means a person who provides education at the school which consists of instruction in any art or skill or in any subject or group of subjects in circumstances where—
(a) special qualifications or experience or both are required for such instruction, and
(b) the person or body of persons responsible for the management of the school is satisfied as to the qualifications or experience (or both) of the person providing education;
“overseas qualified teacher” means a person who has a qualification obtained as a result of successfully completing a programme of professional training for teachers in any country outside the United Kingdom which is recognised as such a programme of training by the competent authority in that country;
“the qualification requirement” means the requirement on page 31 of the Document which provides that “in registered settings other than childminding settings, all supervisors and managers must hold a full and relevant level 3 qualification (as defined by the Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC)) and half of all other staff must hold a full and relevant level 2 qualification (as defined by CWDC)”;
“the ratio requirements for childminders” means the requirements in section B of Appendix 2 on page 51 of the Document;
“the ratio requirements for early years providers other than childminders” means the requirements in section A of Appendix 2 on pages 49 to 51 of the Document;
“registered early years provider” means a person who is registered in the early years register under Chapter 2 of Part 3 of the Act.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1953/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/early-years-foundation-stage-welfare-requirements-amendment-regulations-2008/regulation-3
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