Childcare Act 2006 : the essential guide / Ann-Marie McAuliffe, Alison Linsey, John Fowler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McAuliffe, Ann-Marie.

Contributor:

Linsey, Alison.

Fowler, John.

National Children's Bureau.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--Legal status, laws, etc--Great Britain.

Children.

Child care--Government policy--Great Britain.

Child care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (147 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : National Children's Bureau Enterprises, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Childcare Act 2006 imposed obligations on childcare providers. This highly accessible guide offers a straightforward explanation of the first piece of legislation to focus solely on young children and childcare. It explains how the new legislation will be implemented and how it will affect the planning, delivery and inspection of services.

Contents:

FRONT COVER; Contents; About the authors; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Part 1 - General functions of local authority: England; Improvement of young children's well-being(ss.1 to 5; Provision of childcare (ss.6 to 11); Information, advice and assistance (ss.12 and 13); Miscellaneous (ss.14 to 17); Interpretation (ss.18 to 21); New definitions; Commencement; Section 1: General duties of local authority in relation to well-being of children; Section 2: Meaning of 'early childhood services' for the purposes of section 3

Section 3: Specific duties of local authority in relation to early childhood servicesSection 4: Duty of local authority and relevant partners to work together; Section 5: Power to amend sections 2 and 4; Provision of childcare; Section 6: Duty to secure sufficient childcare forworking parents; Section 7: Duty to secure early years provision freeof charge; Section 8: Powers of local authority in relation tothe provision of childcare; Section 9: Arrangements between local authority and childcare providers; Section 10: Charges where local authorities provide childcare

Section 11: Duty to assess childcare provisionSection 12: Duty to provide information, advice andassistance (to parents and prospective parents); Section 13: Duty to provide information, advice and training to childcare providers; Section 14: Inspection; Section 15: Powers of Secretary of State to secure proper performance; Section 16: Amendments to the Children Act 2004; Section 17: Charges for early years provision at amaintained school; Section 18: Meaning of childcare; Section 19: Meaning of 'young child'; Section 20: Meaning of 'early years provision'

Section 21: Interpretation of Part 1Part 2 - General functions of local authority: Wales; Childcare Strategy for Wales; Improvement of young children's well-being; Provision of childcare; Section 22: Duty to secure sufficient childcare inworking parents; Section 23: Powers of local authority in relation tothe provision of childcare; Section 24: Arrangements between local authorityand childcare providers; Section 25: Charges where local authority provideschildcare; Section 26: Power to require local authority toassess childcare provision

Section 27: Duty to provide information, advice andassistanceSection 28: Inspection; Section 29: Powers of Assembly to secure properperformance, etc.; Section 30: Interpretation of Part 2; Part 3 - Regulation of provision of childcare in England; History; Why change?; The registers; What's in Part 3?; Definition of a 'person'; The Chief Inspector, Ofsted and HMCI; Education and Inspection Act 2006 and Ofsted; Part 3, Chapter 1: General functionsof Chief Inspector; Section 31: General functions of the ChiefInspector; Reporting under the Education and InspectionsAct 2006

Section 32: Maintenance of the two childcareregisters

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613583369

9781280488139

1280488131

9781907969478

1907969470

OCLC:

785831565