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# The Childcare Providers (Information, Advice and Training) Regulations 2014

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2014 No. 2319
Children And Young Persons, England
The Childcare Providers (Information, Advice and Training) Regulations 2014
Made
28th August 2014
Laid before Parliament
3rd September 2014
Coming into force
24th September 2014
The Secretary of State for Education makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 13(1) and 104(2) of the Childcare Act 2006:

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation {#regulation-1}

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Childcare Providers (Information, Advice and Training) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 24th September 2014.
(2) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Childcare Act 2006.

## 2 Duty to secure the provision of information, advice and training {#regulation-2}

An English local authority must secure the provision of information, advice and training on the matters mentioned in—
(a) sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of regulation 3(1), to the persons falling within regulation 4(1); and
(b) sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of regulation 3(1), to the persons falling within regulation 4(2).

## 3 Subject matter of information, advice and training {#regulation-3}

(1) The matters referred to in regulation 2 are—
(a) the effective safeguarding and promotion of children’s welfare and compliance with statutory requirements, guidance and procedures for the protection of children;
(b) meeting the needs of persons described in paragraph (2) in relation to the provision of suitable childcare;
(c) meeting the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage, within the meaning given by section 39 of the Act.
(2) The persons referred to in regulation 3(1)(b) are—
(a) children with a disability within the meaning given by section 6(1) of the Equality Act 2010;
(b) children with special educational needs within the meaning given by section 20(1) of the Children and Families Act 2014;
(c) looked after children within the meaning given by section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989;
(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(e) those using, or intending to use, childcare in respect of which the childcare costs element of universal credit (being an amount included in the calculation of an award of universal credit under regulation 31 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013) is payable;
(f) other children who are at risk of social exclusion by virtue of unemployment, poverty, homelessness, geographical remoteness, ill health, family breakdown or other economic, cultural or social factors.

## 4 Childcare providers and employees {#regulation-4}

(1) The persons referred to in regulation 2(a) are—
(a) early years providers registered by the Chief Inspector for the purposes of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of the Act (which provides for the compulsory registration of persons providing early years provision), where—
(i) an early years provision inspection report has not yet been published in respect of the provision; or
(ii) the provision was awarded a specified grade in the most recent early years provision inspection report published in respect of the provision;
(b) employees of such early years providers.
(2) The persons referred to in regulation 2(b) are—
(a) later years providers registered by the Chief Inspector for the purposes of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of the Act (which provides for the compulsory registration of persons providing later years provision for children under the age of eight), where the most recent later years provision inspection report published in respect of the provision identifies that one or more of the later years prescribed requirements are not met;
(b) employees of such later years providers.
(3) In this regulation—
“Chief Inspector” has the meaning given by section 98(1) of the Act;
“early years provider” has the meaning given by section 96(3) of the Act;
“early years provision inspection report” means an inspection report under section 50 of the Act;
“later years prescribed requirements” means the requirements prescribed for the purposes of sections 54(3)(b), 55(3)(b) and 59(2) of the Act;
“later years provider” has the meaning given by section 96(7) of the Act;
“later years provision” has the meaning given by section 96(6) of the Act; ...
“later years provision inspection report” means an inspection report under section 61 of the Act;
“specified grade” means—
in the case of an early years provider most recently inspected before 10th November 2025, a grade weaker than “good” for the overall effectiveness of the provision;
in the case of an early years provider most recently inspected on or after 10th November 2025, a grade—
of “not met” for safeguarding, or
weaker than “expected standard” for leadership and governance.

## 5 Revocations {#regulation-5}

The Childcare Providers (Information, Advice and Training) Regulations 2007 are revoked.