The Childcare (Provision of Information About Young Children) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

• Citation: S.I. 2017/461
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as The Childcare (Provision of Information About Young Children) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 1st September 2017.

Section 2 Amendments to the Childcare (Provision of Information About Young Children) (England) Regulations 2009

The Childcare (Provision of Information About Young Children) (England) Regulations 2009 are amended as follows.

Section 3 Amendments to the Childcare (Provision of Information About Young Children) (England) Regulations 2009

In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(1) for the definition of “the 2014 Regulations” substitute—

“the 2017 Regulations ” means the School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2017 ;

(2) after the definition of “the Chief Inspector” insert—

“disability access fund” means funding allocated by a local authority

for the purpose of funded early years provision to children who meet the criteria in regulation 18(3) of the 2017 Regulations;

(3) in the definition of “early years pupil premium” for “School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2014” substitute “2017 Regulations”; and

(4) for the definition of “funded early years provision” substitute—

“funded early years provision” means early years provision which is available free of charge in pursuance of the duty imposed—

by section 7 of the Act (duty to secure prescribed early years provision free of charge); and

under section 2 of the Childcare Act 2016 (extended entitlement) ;

Section 4 Amendments to the Childcare (Provision of Information About Young Children) (England) Regulations 2009

In the Schedule—

(1) after paragraph 10 insert—

(10A) Number of hours funded by the local authority in excess of funded early years provision that the child receives per week.

(2) before sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 12 insert—

(A1) Whether funded early years provision is provided to the child in more than 38 weeks in the funding period.

(3) in paragraph 12(2) for “section 8 of the Act (powers of a local authority in relation to the provision of childcare)” substitute “section 7A of the Act and section 2 of the Childcare Act 2016”.

(4) In paragraph 14(2) for “sub-paragraph (11)(c)(i) or (ii) of regulation 16 of the 2014 Regulations” substitute “sub-paragraph (2)(c)(i) or (ii) of regulation 17 of the 2017 Regulations”.

(5) In paragraph 14(3) for “sub-paragraph (14) of regulation 16 of the 2014 Regulations” substitute “sub-paragraph (5) of regulation 17 of the 2017 Regulations”.

(6) After paragraph 14 insert—

(15) Whether the provider is in receipt of a disability access fund allocation in relation to the child.

(16) If the child is in receipt of funded early years provision specified for the purposes of section 2(1) of the Childcare Act 2016, evidence of the child’s eligibility for this provision.