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 belowoutline 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)