Regulations and National Minimum Standards: Childcare and play services
Regulations and National Minimum Standards for child minders and services providing care for children up to 12 years.
The National Minimum Standards (External link) and the regulations below outline what a provider must do by law to provide a care service in Wales.
Child minders
- The Regulation of Child Minding and Day Care (Wales) Order 2016 (External link)
- The Child Minding and Day Care (Wales) Regulations 2010 (External link)
- The Child Minding and Day Care (Inspection and Information for Local Authorities) (Wales) Regulations 2010 (External link)
- The Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Wales) Order 2010 (External link)
- The Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010 (Commencement No.2, Saving and Transitional (Provisions) (Amendment) and (Consequential Amendment) Order 2011 (External link)
- Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010 (External link)
- Child Minding and Day Care (Disqualification) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (External link)
Day care and play
- Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010 (External link)
- The Regulation of Child Minding and Day Care (Wales) Order 2016 (External link)
- The Child Minding and Day Care (Wales) Regulations 2010 (External link)
- The Child Minding and Day Care (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (External link)
- The Child Minding and Day Care (Inspection and Information for Local Authorities) (Wales) Regulations 2010 (External link)
- The Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Wales) Order 2010 (External link)
- The Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2016 (External link)
- The Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010 (Commencement No.2, Saving and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) and (Consequential Amendment) Order 2011 (External link)
- Child Minding and Day Care (Disqualification) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (External link)