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Childcare Bill

 
 

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Education and Skills,

are published separately as Bill 80—EN.

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Secretary Ruth Kelly has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the

Human Rights Act 1998:

In my view the provisions of the Childcare Bill are compatible with the Convention

rights.

 

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Contents

Part 1

General functions of local authority: England

Improvement of young children’s well-being

1   

General duties of local authority in relation to well-being of young children

2   

Meaning of “early childhood services” for purposes of section 3

3   

Specific duties of local authority in relation to early childhood services

4   

Duty of local authority and relevant partners to work together

5   

Power to amend sections 2 and 4

Provision of childcare

6   

Duty to secure sufficient childcare for working parents

7   

Duty to secure prescribed early years provision free of charge

8   

Powers of local authority in relation to the provision of childcare

9   

Arrangements between local authority and childcare providers

10   

Charges where local authority provide childcare

11   

Duty to assess childcare provision

Information, advice and assistance

12   

Duty to provide information, advice and assistance

13   

Duty to provide information, advice and training to childcare providers

Miscellaneous

14   

Inspection

15   

Powers of Secretary of State to secure proper performance etc.

16   

Amendments of Children Act 2004

17   

Charges for early years provision at maintained school

Interpretation

18   

Meaning of childcare

19   

Meaning of “young child”

20   

Meaning of “early years provision”

 

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21   

Interpretation of Part 1

Part 2

General Functions of Local Authority: Wales

Provision of childcare

22   

Duty to secure sufficient childcare for working parents

23   

Powers of local authority in relation to the provision of childcare

24   

Arrangements between local authority and childcare providers

25   

Charges where local authority provide childcare

26   

Power to require local authority to assess childcare provision

Information, advice and assistance

27   

Duty to provide information, advice and assistance

Miscellaneous

28   

Inspection

29   

Powers of Assembly to secure proper performance etc.

Interpretation

30   

Interpretation of Part 2

Part 3

Regulation of Provision of Childcare in England

Chapter 1

General functions of Chief Inspector

31   

General functions of the Chief Inspector

32   

Maintenance of the two childcare registers

Chapter 2

Regulation of early years provision

Requirements to register

33   

Requirement to register: early years childminders

34   

Requirement to register: other early years providers

Process of registration

35   

Applications for registration: early years childminders

36   

Applications for registration: other early years providers

37   

Entry on the register and certificates

38   

Conditions on registration

 
 

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Requirements to be met by early years providers

39   

The Early Years Foundation Stage

40   

Duty to implement Early Years Foundation Stage

41   

The learning and development requirements

42   

Further provisions about assessment arrangements

43   

Welfare requirements

44   

Instruments specifying learning and development or welfare requirements

45   

Power to enable exemptions to be conferred

46   

Independent schools

47   

Amendments relating to curriculum

Inspection

48   

Inspections

49   

Report of inspections

Interpretation

50   

Interpretation of Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Regulation of later years provision for children under 8

Requirements to register

51   

Requirement to register: later years childminders for children under eight

52   

Requirement to register: other later years providers for children under eight

Process of registration

53   

Applications for registration: later years childminders

54   

Applications for registration: other later years providers

55   

Entry on the register and certificates

56   

Special procedure for registered early years providers

Regulation

57   

Conditions on registration

58   

Regulations governing activities

Inspection

59   

Inspections

60   

Report of inspections

Chapter 4

Voluntary registration

Process of voluntary registration

61   

Applications for registration on the general register: childminders

62   

Applications for registration on the general register: other childcare providers

 
 

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63   

Entry on the register and certificates

64   

Special procedure for persons already registered

Regulation of persons registering voluntarily

65   

Conditions on registration

66   

Regulations governing activities

Chapter 5

Common provisions

Cancellation of registration etc.

67   

Cancellation of registration

68   

Suspension of registration

69   

Voluntary removal from register

70   

Termination of voluntary registration on expiry of prescribed period

Cancellation etc. in an emergency

71   

Protection of children in an emergency

Registration - procedural safeguards

72   

Procedure for taking certain steps

73   

Appeals

Disqualification from registration

74   

Disqualification from registration

75   

Consequences of disqualification

Rights of entry

76   

Powers of entry

77   

Requirement for consent to entry

Reports and information

78   

Combined reports

79   

Information to be included in annual reports

80   

Supply of information to Chief Inspector

81   

Supply of information to HMRC and local authorities

82   

General power to make information available

Offences and criminal proceedings

83   

Offence of making false or misleading statement

84   

Time limit for proceedings

85   

Offences by bodies corporate

86   

Unincorporated associations

 
 

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Miscellaneous

87   

Fees

88   

Co-operation between authorities

89   

Combined certificates of registration

90   

Notices

91   

Power to amend Part 3: applications in respect of multiple premises

92   

Certain institutions not to be regarded as schools

Interpretation

93   

Meaning of early years and later years provision etc.

94   

Employees not to be regarded as providing childcare

95   

Interpretation of Part 3

Part 4

General

96   

Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

97   

Subordinate legislation: general provisions

98   

Subordinate legislation: parliamentary control

99   

General interpretation etc.

100   

Financial provisions

101   

Isles of Scilly

102   

Commencement

103   

The appropriate authority by whom commencement order is made

104   

Short title and extent

Schedule 1   —   

Amendments relating to the curriculum

Schedule 2   —   

Minor and consequential amendments

Schedule 3   —   

Repeals

Part 1   —   

The curriculum

Part 2   —   

Other repeals

 
 

 
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