The Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Made: 8th November 2022

Laid before Parliament: 10th November 2022

Coming into force: 1st December 2022

In accordance with section 43(2) of the 2006 Act, the Secretary of State has consulted His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills.

Citation and commencement

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These Regulations—

• (a) may be cited as the Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022, and

• (b) come into force on 1st December 2022.

Extent and application

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These Regulations—

• (a) extend to England and Wales, and

• (b) apply in relation to England.

Amendment of the Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) Regulations 2012

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The Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) Regulations 2012[^f00002] are amended in accordance with regulation 4.

Amendment to regulation 3 (specification of the welfare requirements)

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In regulation 3(2A), for “paragraphs 3.16, 3.17, 3.18, 3.52, 3.53, 3.77 and 3.78” substitute “paragraphs 3.16, 3.17, 3.18, 3.53, 3.54, 3.78 and 3.79”.

Signed

Claire Coutinho — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Education — 8th November 2022

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of these Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend the Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/938) (“the principal Regulations”) to correct a defect.

These Regulations are being issued free of charge to all known recipients of the Early Years Foundation Stage (Miscellaneous Amendments) and Childcare Fees (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/432) (“the amendment Regulations”).

The amendment made by regulation 4 is consequential to an earlier amendment to the principal Regulations which came into force on 1st September 2021 by regulation 4 of the amendment Regulations (which incorporated a document in the principal Regulations by reference).

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary, or public sector is foreseen.

An Explanatory Memorandum is published alongside this instrument at www.legislation.gov.uk.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2006 c. 21. Section 44(1) was amended by paragraphs 38 and 41 of Schedule 12 to the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22).

[^f00002]: S.I. 2012/938, amended by S.I. 2017/361 and 2021/432; other amending instruments are not relevant.