Part 3Regulation of Provision of Childcare in England
Chapter 3Regulation of later years provision for children under 8
Requirements to register
I1I253Requirement to register: other later years providers for children under eight
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A person may not provide, for a child who has not attained the age of eight, later years provision on premises in England which are not domestic premises unless the person is registered in Part A of the general childcare register F12....
F111ZA
Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to later years provision—
a
if it is later years childminding in respect of which the person providing it is required to be registered under section 52(1), or
b
if it would be later years childminding but for section 96(9) and in respect of which the person providing it is required to be registered under subsection (1A).
1A
A person may not provide, for a child who has not attained the age of eight, later years provision F13... in England which would be later years childminding but for section 96(9) unless the person is registered—
a
in Part A of the general childcare register F14..., or
b
with a later years childminder agency F14....
2
F3Subsections (1) and (1A) do not apply in relation to later years provision for a child if—
a
the provision is made at any of the following F6institutions as part of the F6institution's activities—
i
a maintained school,
ii
a school F7approved under section 342 of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56) (approval of non-maintained special schools), or
b
F10c
where the provision is made at a school (including a school that is an independent educational institution)—
i
the child is a registered pupil at the school, or
ii
if the provision is made for more than one child, at least one of the children is a registered pupil at the school.
3
The Secretary of State may by order provide that, in circumstances specified in the order, F4subsections (1) and (1A) do not apply in relation to later years provision.
4
The circumstances specified in an order under subsection (3) may relate to one or more of the following matters (among others)—
a
the person providing the later years provision;
b
the child or children for whom it is provided;
c
the nature of the later years provision;
d
the premises on which it is provided;
e
the times during which it is provided;
f
the arrangements under which it is provided.
5
A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, he provides later years provision in contravention of subsection (1) F5or (1A).
6
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (5) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.