Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) Regulations 2016.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) Regulations 2016.
(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on 30 June 2016.
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paragraphs: (1) In these Regulations—
(a) storage space;
(b) furniture, other than furniture that is used directly in relation to the care of children attending the service;
(c) permanent fixtures;
(d) areas ancillary to the provision of the pre-school service, including kitchens, toilets, areas designated solely for use for sleeping by the children attending the service or areas designated solely for use for administrative purposes;
(a) when, and in what circumstances and for what purpose, pre-school children are permitted access to the internet while attending the service,
(b) when, and in what circumstances and for what purpose, the use of photographic or recording devices is permitted in the service,
(c) by whom, and in what circumstances, the viewing of, the listening to or the retention of a photograph or recording of a pre-school child while attending the service is permitted, and
(d) the form of the consent required to be given by a parent or guardian of a pre-school child before the child may be permitted access to the internet or be photographed or recorded in accordance with paragraphs (a) and (b);
(2) Notwithstanding the definition of “employee” in paragraph (1)—
(a) the reference to “employee” in Regulation 9(1)(c) shall be construed as including a reference to the registered provider where he or she works in the service, and
(b) the references to “employee” in Regulations 9(4) and 24(1), (2) and (3) shall be construed as including references to the registered provider.
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paragraphs: The Child Care (Pre-School Services) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 604 of 2006 ) are revoked.
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paragraphs: A pre-school service shall be a prescribed early years service for the purposes of Part VIIA of the Act.
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paragraphs: (1) Subject to this Regulation, the fee specified in column (3) of Schedule 1 opposite a particular reference number specified in column (1) of that Schedule is prescribed for the purposes of section 58D(3) as the fee to accompany an application under section 58D(2) (the “application fee”) in respect of a class of pre-school service specified in column (2) thereof at that reference number.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), where a registered provider provides more than one class of pre-school service in a pre-school service, the application fee payable by the registered provider shall be the highest fee applicable to the classes of pre-school service provided in that service.
(3) Where a childminding service includes an overnight service the application fee payable by the childminder shall be the fee applicable to a childminding service.
(4) An amount equal to the application fee payable in respect of a pre-school service other than a temporary pre-school service is prescribed, subject to paragraph (5), for the purposes of section 58B(2)(d) as the fee payable annually by the pre-school service towards the cost of inspections under Part VIIA (the “annual fee”).
(5) No annual fee shall be payable by a registered provider in the year in which the registered provider makes an application for registration in respect of the pre-school service.
(6) The Agency shall, on an annual basis, notify the registered provider of the annual fee to be paid to it by that provider in respect of the pre-school service and such fee shall be payable on or before 30 September of the year concerned.
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paragraphs: (1) The form set out in Schedule 2 is prescribed for the purposes of section 58D(3) for pre-school services other than temporary pre-school services.