Clause 66 - Regulations governing activities
Childcare Bill
9:30 am
Nick Gibb (Shadow Minister (Schools), Education; Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, Conservative)
I beg to move amendment No. 54, in page 34, line 37, at end insert—
‘(8)The provisions of section 59 (inspections) and 60 (report on inspections) shall apply to persons registered under this Chapter.’.
This is a probing amendment. It would include in the Bill the inspection and reporting requirements of the later years child minding provisions for providers of child care who register voluntarily. If a provider registers voluntarily and informs parents that he or she is registered, the very fact of registration gives the impression that there is some quality assurance—something that the Minister hinted at earlier. If those who register voluntarily are to gain the benefits of registration, the consequences of registration, too, should follow.
The amendment follows the less stringent later years provisions as the model for registration and reporting requirements rather than the more stringent early years provisions.