# The Nursery Education (England) Regulations 2000, Regulation 2: Definition of accredited child minder


In these Regulations–
“accredited child minder” means a person who at the relevant time is–
(a) registered by a local education authority under section 71(1)(a) of the Children Act 1989;
(b) acting as a child minder for the purposes 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 child minders; and
“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/2000/107/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/nursery-education-england-regulations-2000/regulation-2
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