Childcare Bill
[AS AMENDED IN STANDING COMMITTEE D]
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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Interpretation of Part 1
Part 2
General Functions of Local Authority: Wales
22
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24
25
26
Power to require local authority to assess childcare provision
27
28
29
Powers of Assembly to secure proper performance etc.
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
iii
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
Procedure for making certain orders
46
Power to enable exemptions to be conferred
47
Independent schools
48
Amendments relating to curriculum
49
Inspections
50
Report of inspections
51
Interpretation of Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Regulation of later years provision for children under 8
52
Requirement to register: later years childminders for children under eight
53
Requirement to register: other later years providers for children under eight
54
Applications for registration: later years childminders
55
Applications for registration: other later years providers
56
57
Special procedure for registered early years providers
Regulation
58
59
Regulations governing activities
60
61
Chapter 4
Voluntary registration
Process of voluntary registration
62
Applications for registration on the general register: childminders
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63
Applications for registration on the general register: other childcare providers
64
65
Special procedure for persons already registered
Regulation of persons registering voluntarily
66
67
Chapter 5
Common provisions
Cancellation of registration etc.
68
Cancellation of registration
69
Suspension of registration
70
Voluntary removal from register
71
Termination of voluntary registration on expiry of prescribed period
Cancellation etc. in an emergency
72
Protection of children in an emergency
Registration - procedural safeguards
73
Procedure for taking certain steps
74
Appeals
Disqualification from registration
75
76
Consequences of disqualification
Rights of entry
77
Powers of entry
78
Requirement for consent to entry
Reports and information
79
Combined reports
80
Information to be included in annual reports
81
Supply of information to Chief Inspector
82
Supply of information to HMRC and local authorities
83
Disclosure of information for certain purposes
Offences and criminal proceedings
84
Offence of making false or misleading statement
85
Time limit for proceedings
86
Offences by bodies corporate
87
Unincorporated associations
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88
Fees
89
Cases where consent to disclosure withheld
90
Co-operation between authorities
91
Combined certificates of registration
92
Notices
93
Power to amend Part 3: applications in respect of multiple premises
94
Certain institutions not to be regarded as schools
95
Meaning of early years and later years provision etc.
96
Employees not to be regarded as providing childcare
97
Interpretation of Part 3
Part 4
General
98
Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
99
Subordinate legislation: general provisions
100
Subordinate legislation: parliamentary control
101
General interpretation etc.
102
Financial provisions
103
Isles of Scilly
104
Commencement
105
The appropriate authority by whom commencement order is made
106
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