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

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(1)

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

(2)

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

  • ““the Document” means in the case of—

    1. (a)

      a person who is registered under section 37(1) or (2A)f2 or section 37A(1) or (1A)f3 of the Act as an early years childminderf4, the document entitled “Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework for Childminders” dated 11th October 2024 and published by the Secretary of State on the gov.uk websitef5;

    2. (b)

      a person who—

      1. (i)

        is registered as an early years providerf6 other than a childminder under section 37(2) or 37A(2) of the Act; or

      2. (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,

      the document entitled “Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework for Group and School-based Providers” dated 11th October 2024 and published by the Secretary of State on the gov.uk websitef7;”.

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 and 1338.

f2

Section 37 was amended by paragraph 7 of Schedule 23 to the LURA.

f3

Section 37A was amended by paragraph 8 of Schedule 23 to the LURA.

f4

For the definition of “early years childminding”, see section 96(4) and (5) of the 2006 Act, as amended by section 76 of the 2015 Act and sections 237(1) and 238 of the LURA. From 1st November 2024, amendments made to Part 3 of the 2006 Act by sections 237 and 238 of, and Schedule 23 to, the LURA provide that a person may be registered as an “early years childminder with domestic premises” (where at least some or all of the childminding is provided on domestic premises) or as an “early years childminder without domestic premises” (where none of the childminding is provided on domestic premises).

f5

Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework for Childminders published at www.gov.uk.

f6

For the definition of “early years provider”, see section 96(3) of the 2006 Act.

f7

Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework for Group and School-based Providers published at www.gov.uk.