Office of Public Sector Information
Statutory Instruments
Children And Young Persons, England
Made
3rd July 2008
Laid before Parliament
11th July 2008
Coming into force
1st September 2008
3.Application fee for the early years register: early years childminders
4.Application fee for the early years register: other early years providers
5.Application fee for Part A of the general childcare register: later years childminders
6.Application fee for Part A of the general childcare register: other later years providers
7.Application fee for Part B of the general childcare register: childminders
8.Application fee for Part B of the general childcare register: other childcare providers
9.Annual fee for childminders registered in the early years register
10.Annual fee for other early years providers registered in the early years register
11.Annual fee for later years childminders registered in Part A of the general childcare register
12.Annual fee for other later years providers registered in Part A of the general childcare register
13.Further provision about annual fees for Part A of the general childcare register
14.Annual fee for childminders registered in Part B of the general childcare register
15.Annual fee for other childcare providers registered in Part B of the general childcare register
16.Further provision about annual fees for Part B of the general childcare register
The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 35(2)(c), 36(2)(c), 37(5), 54(2)(c), 55(2)(c), 56(5), 62(2)(c), 63(2)(c), 64(5), 89, 92(5) and 104(2) of the Childcare Act 2006(1):
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Childcare (Fees) Regulations 2008 and come into force on 1st September 2008.
2. In these Regulations—
“the 1989 Act” means the Children Act 1989(2);
“the 2006 Act” means the Childcare Act 2006;
“nominated individual” has the meaning given in—
paragraph 9 of Schedule 2 to the Childcare (Early Years Register) Regulations 2008(3), in relation to a person registered in the early years register(4);
paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to the Childcare (General Childcare Register) Regulations 2008(5), in relation to a person registered in Part A of the general childcare register(6);
paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 to the Childcare (General Childcare Register) Regulations 2008, in relation to a person registered in Part B of the general childcare register.
3. In the case of an application for registration made under section 35(1) of the 2006 Act, the prescribed fee which must accompany the application is £25.
4. In the case of an application for registration made under section 36(1) of the 2006 Act—
(a) where the applicant intends to provide the early years provision for—
(i) less than 3 hours per day,
(ii) less than 5 days per week, or
(iii) less than 45 weeks per year,
the prescribed fee which must accompany the application is £25;
(b) where the applicant intends to provide the early years provision for—
(i) 3 or more hours per day,
(ii) 5 or more days per week, and
(iii) 45 or more weeks per year,
the prescribed fee which must accompany the application is £180.
5. In the case of an application for registration under section 54(1) of the 2006 Act, the prescribed fee which must accompany the application is £103.
6. In the case of an application for registration under section 55(1) of the 2006 Act, the prescribed fee which must accompany the application is £114.
7. In the case of an application for registration under section 62(1) of the 2006 Act, the prescribed fee which must accompany the application is £103.
8. In the case of an application for registration under section 63(1) of the 2006 Act, the prescribed fee which must accompany the application is £114.
2006 c. 21. For the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations” see section 98(1). Back [1]
S.I. 2008/974. Back [3]
See section 32(2) of the 2006 Act for the meaning of “the early years register”. Back [4]
S.I. 2008/975. Back [5]
See section 32(3) of the 2006 Act for the meaning of “the general childcare register”. Back [6]
The Childcare (Fees) Regulations 2008