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Regulations 4(1) and 5(1)
1. The applicant is an individual who is suitable to provide later years childminding.
2. The applicant is to have the charge of the later years childminding.
3. The applicant has provided an application for an enhanced criminal record certificate in respect of themselves to the Chief Inspector.
4. The applicant has an appropriate first aid qualification.
5. Every person (other than the applicant) who is to care for children for whom the later years childminding is provided is suitable to care for children.
6. An application for an enhanced criminal record certificate is provided to the Chief Inspector in respect of every person mentioned in paragraph 5.
7.—(1) Every person (other than a person mentioned in paragraph 5) who has attained the age of 16 and who—
(a) lives on the relevant premises, or
(b) works on the relevant premises,
is suitable to be in regular contact with children.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(b)—
(a) a person who works on the relevant premises includes a person who works on a voluntary basis, and
(b) a person is not to be treated as working on the relevant premises if that person only works on the relevant premises at times when the later years childminding is not being provided.
8. An application for an enhanced criminal record certificate is provided to the Chief Inspector in respect of every person mentioned in paragraph 7(1).
9. The applicant’s full name (and any alias and former name), date of birth, address and telephone number.
10. The following information about the applicant’s criminal convictions and cautions—
(a) the date of the offence,
(b) the nature of the offence,
(c) the place at which the offence was committed, and
(d) either—
(i) the name of the court by or before which the applicant was convicted, the date of the conviction and the penalty imposed, or
(ii) the date of the caution.
11. The full name (and any alias and former name), date of birth and address of every person who is to care for the children for whom the later years childminding is to be provided.
12.—(1) The full name (and any alias and former name), date of birth and address of every person (other than a person mentioned in paragraph 11) who has attained the age of 16 and who works on the relevant premises.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—
(a) a person who works on the relevant premises includes a person who works on a voluntary basis, and
(b) a person is not to be treated as working on the relevant premises if that person only works on the relevant premises at times when the later years childminding is not provided.
13. The full name (and any alias and former name) and date of birth of every person who has attained the age of 16 and who lives on the relevant premises.
14. The following information about the later years childminding which the applicant proposes to provide—
(a) the address of the relevant premises,
(b) the days on which, and hours during which, it is to be provided, and
(c) the number of children for whom it is to be provided, and their ages.
15. If the applicant is to have the care of any children (including the applicant’s own) other than children for whom the later years childminding is to be provided, on the relevant premises, at times when that childminding is to be provided, the number of those children, and their ages.
Regulations 4(2) and 5(2)
1. The applicant is suitable to provide later years provision.
2. Where the applicant is an individual, the applicant has provided an application for an enhanced criminal record certificate in respect of themselves to the Chief Inspector.
3. The applicant has appointed an individual to manage the later years provision (“the manager”).
4. The manager is suitable to care for children.
5. An application for an enhanced criminal record certificate in respect of the manager (if not the applicant) is provided to the Chief Inspector.
6. Where the applicant is a partnership, body corporate or unincorporated association, the applicant has nominated an individual who is a partner in, or a director, secretary, other officer or member of the governing body of, the applicant (“the nominated individual”) to—
(a) be responsible for dealing with matters relating to the applicant’s application for registration, and subsequent registration, in Part A of the general childcare register, and
(b) oversee (either alone or jointly with others) the management of the later years provision.
7. The nominated individual is suitable to be in regular contact with children.
8. An application for an enhanced criminal record certificate in respect of the nominated individual (if not the manager) is provided to the Chief Inspector.
9. Where the applicant is a partnership, body corporate or unincorporated association whose sole or main purpose is the provision of childcare—
(a) every person (apart from the nominated individual) who is a partner in, or a director, secretary, other officer or member of the governing body of, the applicant, is suitable to be in regular contact with children, and
(b) an application for an enhanced criminal record certificate is provided to the Chief Inspector in respect of every person mentioned in sub-paragraph (a).
10. At least one person who is to care for the children for whom the later years provision is to be provided has an appropriate first aid qualification.
11.—(1) This paragraph applies in the case of later years provision on domestic premises which is not later years childminding by virtue of section 96(9) of the Act(6) where the applicant for registration is an individual.
(2) Every person (other than the applicant and the manager) who is to care for children for whom the later years provision is provided, is suitable to care for children.
(3) An application for an enhanced criminal record certificate is provided to the Chief Inspector in respect of every person mentioned in sub-paragraph (2).
(4) Every person (other than a person mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)) who has attained the age of 16 and who—
(a) lives on the relevant premises, or
(b) works on the relevant premises,
is suitable to be in regular contact with children.
(5) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (4)(b)—
(a) a person who works on the relevant premises includes a person who works on a voluntary basis, and
(b) a person is not to be treated as working on the relevant premises if that person only works on the relevant premises at times when the later years provision is not provided.
(6) An application for an enhanced criminal record certificate is provided to the Chief Inspector in respect of every person mentioned in sub-paragraph (4).
Section 96(9) of the Childcare Act 2006 provides that later years provision on domestic premises for reward is not later years childminding if at any time the number of persons providing the later years provision on the premises or assisting with the provision exceeds three. Back [6]
The Childcare (General Childcare Register) Regulations 2008