Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) Regulations 2012
What this means for your business
- Enforced by
- Ofsted
- Applies to
- United Kingdom
- On this page
- 6 practical guides
Practical guidance
Our guides explain how to comply with the requirements above.
Start and Register a Childcare Business
Complete guide to registering and launching a childcare business in England, from Ofsted registration to EYFS compliance. Covers nurseries, preschools, …
Register as a Childminder in England
Complete guide to becoming a registered childminder, from pre-registration training and DBS checks to Ofsted registration and setting up your …
Comply with the EYFS Statutory Framework
How to implement the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework in your childcare setting. Covers safeguarding, staff ratios, qualifications, learning …
Record-Keeping and Data Protection for Childcare Providers
Mandatory record-keeping requirements for childcare providers under EYFS, data protection obligations under UK GDPR, and how to handle complaints and …
Prepare for an Ofsted Inspection
How to prepare for an Ofsted inspection of your childcare setting. Covers what inspectors look for under the Education Inspection …
Premises and Fire Safety for Childcare Settings
Premises requirements and fire safety for childcare providers including EYFS space standards, fire risk assessment, fire drills, evacuation procedures, and …
Sections and provisions
19 classified provisions from this legislation.
Duties 8
- s.3 Specification of the welfare requirements
- s.4 Requirement on the Chief Inspector and early years childminder agencies
- s.7 Welfare of children: prohibition on corporal punishment
- s.8 Provision of information
- s.9 Provision of information relating to disqualification
- s.10 Failure to comply with welfare requirements notice
- Approval of the suitability of additional premises Approval of the suitability of additional premises
- Review Review