The Nursery Education (England) (Amendment) Regulations 1999

• Citation: S.I. 1999/802
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Nursery Education (England) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 5th April 1999.

(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Nursery Education (England) Regulations 1998 .

Section 2 Definition of accredited child minder

After regulation 1 of the principal Regulations there shall be inserted the following regulation—

(1A) In these Regulations—

“accredited child minder” means a person who at the relevant time is—

registered by a local authority under section 71(1)(a) of the Children Act 1989 , and

acting as a child minder for the purpose of Part X of that Act within the local authority’s area, and

accredited by a recognised organisation or by a body or group of people approved by a recognised organisation for purposes including the bestowing of such accreditation;

“recognised” means recognised by the Secretary of State for purposes including the accreditation of registered childminders;

“the relevant time” means any period of time during which nursery education in respect of which grant is claimed is provided by the person.

Section 2 Amendment of the principal Regulations

After regulation 4(1)(f) of the principal Regulations (recipients of grant) there shall be added—

(g) accredited child minders.