- a learning and development order
means an order under section 39(1)(a);
- a new condition
means a condition imposed otherwise than at the time of the person's registration.
- a relevant instrument
means an order under subsection (1)(a) of section 39 or regulations under subsection (1)(b) of that section.
- caution
includes a reprimand or warning within the meaning of section 65 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998;
- child
means a person under the age of 18;
- childcare
has the meaning given by section 18;
- childminder agency
means— (a) an early years childminder agency;
- court
means the High Court or the family court.
- day nursery
means a day nursery provided under section 18 of the Children Act 1989 (provision by local authorities of day care for pre-school and other children);
- delegated supplementary provisions
means such provisions (other than provisions conferring or imposing functions on persons mentioned in subsection (2)(a) to (c)) as appear to the authorised person to be expedient for giving full effect to, or otherwise supplementing, the provisions made by the order.
- disabled child
means a child who has a disability for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010;
- domestic premises
means premises which are used wholly or mainly as a private dwelling (and references to non-domestic premises are to be construed accordingly);
- early childhood services
has the same meaning as in section 3;
- early years childminder agency
means a person registered in the early years register as an early years childminder agency;
- early years childminding
means early years provision... for reward...
- early years provider
has the meaning given by section 96(3);
- Early years provision
means the provision of childcare for a young child.
- education functions
has the meaning given by section 579(1) of the 1996 Act.
- enactment
means any enactment having effect at any time in any part of the United Kingdom.
- English local authority
means— (a) a county council in England;
- funded nursery education
means nursery education, within the meaning of Part 5 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31), which is provided by any person— (a) under arrangements made with that person by a local authority in Wales in pursuance of the duty imposed on the authority by section 118 of that Act (duty of local authority to secure sufficient nursery education), and (b) in consideration of financial assistance provided by the authority under those arrangements, other than such education provided by a school for its pupils;
- harm
has the same meaning as in the Children Act 1989 (c. 41) and the question of whether harm is significant is to be determined in accordance with section 31(10) of that Act.
- hospital
has the meaning given by section 275 of the National Health Service Act 2006.
- independent educational institution
has the same meaning as in Chapter 1 of Part 4 of the Education and Skills Act 2008;
- independent school standards
means— a the standards for the time being prescribed under this section, and b in relation to early years provision in England for pupils who have attained the age of three, the Early Years Foundation Stage.”
- individual child information
means information relating to and identifying individual children for whom early years provision is being or has been provided by a person mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b), whether obtained under subsection (1) or otherwise;
- information collator
means any body which, for the purposes of or in connection with the functions of the Secretary of State relating to early years provision, is responsible for collating or checking information relating to children for whom such provision is made;
- later years childminder agency
means a person registered in Part A of the general childcare register as a later years childminder agency;
- later years childminding
means later years provision... for reward...
- later years provider
has the meaning given by section 96(7);
- later years provision
has the meaning given by section 96(6);
- learning and development requirements
means requirements specified by order under section 39(1)(a);
- maintained nursery school
has the same meaning as in the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31);
- maintained school
means a community, foundation or voluntary school, a community or foundation special school or a maintained nursery school;
- parent
means a parent of a child or young person and includes any individual who— (a) has parental responsibility for a child, or (b) has care of a child;
- parental responsibility
has the same meaning as in the Children Act 1989 (c. 41);
- premises
includes any area and any vehicle;
- prescribed
(except in Part 2 and section 101) means prescribed by regulations;
- prospective parent
means a pregnant woman or any other person who is likely to become, or is planning to become, a parent;
- registered early years provider
means a person registered under Part 3 of the Childcare Act 2006.”
- registered pupil
has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996 (c. 56);
- registration
means registration under Chapters 2, 3 and 4.
- regulations
(except in Part 2 and section 101) means regulations made by the Secretary of State;
- relevant early years education
means— a in relation to England, early years provision as defined by section 20 of the Childcare Act 2006 which is provided under arrangements made by a local authority in England in pursuance of the duty imposed by section 7 of that Act (whether or not the local authority provides the early years provision);
- relevant local authority
means an English local authority for an area in which a person who is (or, as the case may be, was) registered with the early years childminder agency or later years childminder agency for the purposes of Chapter 2 or 3 provides (or has provided) early years provision or later years provision in respect of which he or she is (or was) registered.
- relevant partner
has the same meaning as in section 4.
- school
has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996;
- Specified early years education
means— a in relation to England, early years provision as defined by section 20 of the Childcare Act 2006 which is provided under arrangements made by a local authority in England in pursuance of the duty imposed by section 7 of that Act (whether or not the local authority provides the early years provision);
- the 1996 Act
means the Education Act 1996 (c. 56).
- the 2002 Act
means the Education Act 2002 (c. 32).
- the Assembly
means the National Assembly for Wales;
- the Chief Inspector
means Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills;
- the relevant local authority
means the English local authority for the area in which —
- the relevant person
means one or more of the following—
- the specified purposes
means—
- the Tribunal
means the First-tier Tribunal.
- welfare regulations
means regulations under section 39(1)(b).
- welfare requirements
means requirements specified by regulations under section 39(1)(b).
- Welsh local authority
means a county council or county borough council in Wales;
- young child
has the meaning given by section 19.
- young person
means a person who has attained the age of 18 but has not attained the age of 20.