Regulation 8A Approval of the suitability of additional premisesF1

(1)

This regulation applies if a registered early years provider (“P”) proposes to provide early years provision (“the proposed provision”) on additional premises.

(2)

If the proposed provision is early years childminding F2in respect of which the person is required to be registered by section 33(1) or 34(1)(b) of the Act and the additional premises are non-domestic premises, P must—

(a)

demonstrate to the relevant person that the requirements in paragraphs 7 to 9 of Schedule 1 to the 2008 Regulations will be satisfied, and are likely to continue to be satisfied, in relation to the proposed provision; and

(b)

send to the relevant person the information in paragraphs 18 and 21 to 23 of Schedule 1 to the 2008 Regulations.

(3)

F3If the proposed provision would be early years childminding, at least some or all of which is on domestic premises, but for section 96(5) of the Act, P must—

(a)

demonstrate to the relevant person that the requirements in paragraphs 5 to 8, 13 and 14 of Schedule 2 to the 2008 Regulations will be satisfied, and are likely to continue to be satisfied, in relation to the proposed provision; and

(b)

send to the relevant person the information in paragraphs 24 to 26 of Schedule 2 to the 2008 Regulations.

(4)

If the proposed provision does not fall within paragraphs (2) or (3), P must—

(a)

demonstrate to the relevant person that the requirements in paragraphs 5 to 8 and 13 of Schedule 2 to the 2008 Regulations will be satisfied, and are likely to continue to be satisfied, in relation to the proposed provision; and

(b)

send to the relevant person the information in paragraphs 25 and 26 of Schedule 2 to the 2008 Regulations.

(5)

In this regulation—

“the 2008 Regulations” means the Childcare (Early Years Register) Regulations 2008; and
“additional premises” means premises which the relevant person has not already approved as suitable for the purposes of paragraph 11A of Schedule 1 or paragraph 14A of Schedule 2 to the 2008 Regulations in relation to P.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 8A inserted (1.1.2016) by The Childcare (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1562), regs. 1(1), 8(4)
F2: Words in reg. 8A(2) inserted (1.11.2024) by The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1019), regs. 1(1), 8(4)(a)
F3: Words in reg. 8A(3) substituted (1.11.2024) by The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1019), regs. 1(1), 8(4)(b)