Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 2746

The Day Care and Child Minding (Functions of Local Authorities: Information, Advice and Training) (England) Regulations 2001

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Information and Advice
     3.  - (1) Each local authority shall secure the provision of information and advice about child minding and day care to persons who provide or assist in providing child minding or day care and to such other persons who in the opinion of the local authority have an interest in the provision of child minding or day care.

    (2) The provision of information and advice shall include:

(a) information and advice concerning the application and extent of the national standards and supporting criteria;

(b) the provision of child minder's pre-registration briefing sessions;

(c) the provision of child minder's pre-registration courses;

(d) such other information and advice as a local authority considers is necessary to enable a person to meet the requirements of the Act.

    (3) The provision of information and advice may include the provision of day care pre-registration briefing sessions and day care pre-registration courses.

    (4) Unless these Regulations specify that the information and advice must be provided by means of a course or information session, the information and advice may be provided in such manner as the local authority sees fit.

Training
     4.  - (1) Each local authority shall secure the provision of training for persons who provide or assist in providing child minding or day care.

    (2) The provision of training shall be designed so as to take account of the requirements of the national standards and contents of the supporting criteria.

General
     5. Each local authority shall publish information about the information, advice and training provided in accordance with these Regulations and shall take such steps as are reasonably practicable to ensure that those who might benefit from such information, advice and training receive the information relevant to them.


Catherine Ashton [a]
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Skills

27th July 2001