# The Nursery Education (England) (Amendment) Regulations 1999, Regulation 2: Definition of accredited child minder


After regulation 1 of the principal Regulations there shall be inserted the following regulation—
“1A In these Regulations—
“accredited child minder” means a person who at the relevant time is—
(a) registered by a local authority under section 71(1)(a) of the Children Act 1989, and
(b) acting as a child minder for the purpose of Part X of that Act within the local authority’s area, and
(c) accredited by a recognised organisation or by a body or group of people approved by a recognised organisation for purposes including the bestowing of such accreditation;
“recognised” means recognised by the Secretary of State for purposes including the accreditation of registered childminders;
“the relevant time” means any period of time during which nursery education in respect of which grant is claimed is provided by the person.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/802/regulation/2n1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/nursery-education-england-amendment-regulations-1999/regulation-2n1
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