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Skip to main contentSkip to navigationlegislation.gov.ukThe National ArchivesHelpSite MapAccessibilityContact UsCymraegHomeAbout UsBrowse LegislationNew LegislationChanges To LegislationSearch LegislationSearch LegislationTitle: (or keywords in the title)Year:Number:Type:All Legislation (excluding draft)All Primary Legislation UK Public General Acts UK Local Acts Acts of the Scottish Parliament Acts of the National Assembly for Wales Measures of the National Assembly for Wales Church Measures Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Old Scottish Parliament Acts of the English Parliament Acts of the Old Irish Parliament Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain Northern Ireland Orders in Council Measures of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Northern Ireland ParliamentAll Secondary Legislation UK Statutory Instruments Wales Statutory Instruments Scottish Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Statutory Rules Church Instruments UK Ministerial Orders UK Statutory Rules and OrdersAll Draft Legislation UK Draft Statutory Instruments Scottish Draft Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Draft Statutory RulesAll Impact Assessments UK Impact AssessmentsSearchAdvanced SearchThe Child Minding and Day Care (Wales) Regulations 2010You are here:2010 No. 2574 (W. 214)Whole InstrumentTable of ContentsContentMore ResourcesPreviousNextPlain ViewPrint OptionsWhat VersionLatest available (Revised)Original (As made) - EnglishOriginal (As made) - WelshOpening OptionsOpen whole InstrumentOpen Instrument without schedulesOpen Schedules onlyMore ResourcesOriginal Print PDFView moreStatus:This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format.Welsh Statutory Instruments2010 No. 2574 (W.214)SOCIAL CARE, WALESCHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, WALESThe Child Minding and Day Care (Wales) Regulations 2010Made20 October 2010Laid before the National Assembly for Wales22 October 2010Coming into force1 April 2011The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 24(2) and (3), 25, 26(2) and (3), 27, 28(3), 30, 32(1) – (4), 56 and 74(2) of the Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010(1), make the following Regulations:
PART 1INTRODUCTORYTitle, commencement and application1. (1) The title of these Regulations is the Child Minding and Day Care (Wales) Regulations 2010 and they come into force on 1 April 2011.
“the 2002 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2002”) means the Registration of Social Care and Independent Health Care (Wales) Regulations 2002(2);
“the 2004 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2004”) means the Suspension of Day Care Providers and Child Minders (Wales) Regulations 2004(3);
“acts as a child minder” (“yn gweithredu fel gwarchodwr plant”) has the same meaning as in section 19 of the Measure(4);
“applicant” (“ceisydd”) means a person who applies to the Welsh Ministers for registration as a child minder or a day care provider in accordance with Part 2;
(a)if an office has been specified under paragraph (2) in relation to any premises, that office;
(b)in any other case, any office controlled by the Welsh Ministers;
“child protection enquiries” (“ymholiadau amddiffyn plant”) means any enquiries carried out by a local authority in the exercise of any of its functions conferred by or under the Children Act 1989(5) relating to the protection of children;
“disqualified” (“wedi ei anghymhwyso”) means that—
(a)a person is disqualified from registration as a child minder or provider of day care under Part 2 of the Measure in accordance with the Child Minding and Day Care (Disqualification) (Wales) Regulations 2010(6); or
(b)a person is a member of the same household or is employed in the same household as a person who is disqualified in accordance with paragraph (a);
“enhanced criminal record certificate” (“tystysgrif cofnod troseddol fanylach”) means an enhanced criminal record certificate issued under section 113B of the Police Act 1997(7), which includes suitability information relating to children (within the meaning of section 113BA(2) of that Act), in respect of which less than three years have elapsed since it was issued;
“First-tier Tribunal” (“Tribiwnlys Haen Cyntaf”) has the same meaning as in the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007(8);
“ISA” (“ADA”) means the Independent Safeguarding Authority(9);
“national minimum standards” (“safonau gofynnol cenedlaethol) means the standards set out in the National Minimum Standards for Regulated Child Care published by the Welsh Ministers in accordance with section 30(3) of the Measure (10);
“open access play provision” (“darpariaeth chwarae mynediad agored”) means the provision of day care that does not require—
(a)a prior arrangement with the registered person to provide such care; or
“organisation” (“sefydliad”) means a body corporate or an unincorporated association;
“person in charge” (“person â chyfrifoldeb”) means in relation to day care, the individual appointed by the registered person as the person to be in full day to day charge of the provision of day care on the premises;
“provides day care for children” (“Darparu gofal dydd i blant”) has the same meaning as in section 19 of the Measure(11);
“registered person” (“person cofrestredig”) means a person registered under Part 2 of the Measure as a child minder or a provider of day care;
“relevant child” (“plentyn perthnasol”) means a child in relation to whom a registered person acts as child minder or, as the case may be, to whom day care is provided by a registered person;
“relevant date” (“dyddiad perthnasol”) means the date upon which these Regulations come into force;
“relevant premises” (“mangre perthnasol”) means premises on which a registered person acts a child minder or, as the case may be, day care is provided by a registered person;
“responsible individual” (“unigolyn cyfrifol”) means, in relation to the provision of day care by an organisation, which is—
(ii)a manager;
(iii)a secretary; or
(iv)other officer;
(b)an unincorporated association—
(ii)a member of the governing body,
of that organisation, who is responsible for the supervision of the provision of day care;
“statement of purpose” (“datganiad o ddiben”) means the statement compiled in accordance with regulation 15(1).
(2) The Welsh Ministers may specify an office controlled by them as the appropriate office in relation to relevant premises situated in a particular area of Wales.
(3) In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears, references to employing a person include employing a person whether or not for payment, and whether under a contract of service, a contract for services or otherwise than under a contract and references to an employee or to a person being employed are to be construed accordingly.
PART 2APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART 2 OF THE MEASUREPrescribed requirements for registration3. (1) An applicant for registration as a child minder must—
(a)satisfy and be likely to continue to satisfy the requirements prescribed in Part 1 of Schedule 1, which contains the requirements prescribed for the purposes of section 24(3)(b) of the Measure (applications for registration: child minding) ; and
(b)be likely to comply with the relevant requirements in Parts 3, 4 and 5 .
(2) An applicant for registration as a provider of day care for children must—
(a)satisfy and be likely to continue to satisfy the requirements prescribed in Part 2 of Schedule 1, which contains the requirements prescribed for the purposes of section 26(3)(b) of the Measure (Applications for registration: day care for children) ; and
Information and documentation to accompany application for registration4. (1) An application under section 24(1) of the Measure must—
(a)be in writing on a form approved by the Welsh Ministers;
(b)be sent or delivered to the appropriate office; and
(c)include the information and documentation referred to in Part 1 of Schedule 2 in respect of the matters mentioned therein.
(2) An application under section 26(1) of the Measure must—
(c)include the information and documentation referred to in Part 2 of Schedule 2 in respect of the matters mentioned therein.
Certificate of registration5. A certificate of registration given to an applicant under section 28(2)(b) of the Measure (Entry on the register and certificates) must contain the following particulars—
(a)the name, address and telephone number of the appropriate office;
(d)the name of the person in charge, where one has been appointed;
(e)where the registration is subject to any conditions, details of the conditions;
(f)the date of registration;
(g)a statement that if the child minding or day care, as the case may be, is not provided in accordance with the conditions imposed the registration may be cancelled by the Welsh Ministers;
(h)a statement that the certificate relates only to the person to whom it is issued by the Welsh Ministers and is not capable of being transferred to another person.
PART 3REGISTERED PERSONSRegistered person: suitability6. (1) A person must not act as a child minder or provide day care unless the person is suitable to look after children under the age of eight.
(2) A person is not so suitable unless the person–
(a)is an individual who acts as a child minder or, who provides day care alone or in partnership with one or more persons, and each such individual satisfies the requirements set out in paragraph (3); or
(b)in the case where a person providing day care, is an organisation and—
(i)the organisation has given notice to the appropriate office of the name, address and position in the organisation of the responsible individual; and
(ii)the responsible individual satisfies the requirements set out in paragraph (3).
(a)in relation to child minding —
(i)the person who acts as child minder satisfies the requirements prescribed in paragraphs 2 to 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 1; and
(ii)there is full and satisfactory information or documentation available in relation to that individual in relation to each of the matters specified in paragraphs 2, 16 and 17 of Part 1 of Schedule 2;
(b)in relation to the provision of day care—
(i)where the person is an individual and paragraph (4) does not apply—
(aa)that person satisfies the requirements prescribed in paragraphs 15 – 20 of Part 2 of Schedule 1, and
(bb)there is full and satisfactory information or documentation in relation to that person in respect of each of the matters specified in paragraphs 22, 39 and 40 of Part 2 of Schedule 2;
(ii)where the person is an individual and paragraph (4) applies—
(aa)that person satisfies the requirements prescribed in paragraphs 15 – 20 of Part 2 of Schedule 1; and
(bb)there is full and satisfactory information or documentation in relation to that person in respect of each of the matters specified in paragraphs 22(5)(b) and 39 of Part 2 of Schedule 2;
(iii)where the person is the responsible individual and paragraph (4) does not apply—
(aa)that person satisfies the requirements prescribed in paragraphs 21 – 25 of Part 2 of Schedule 1; and