Early Childhood Development Centres (Childminding Pilot for Infants — Exemption) Order 2024

No. S 882

Early Childhood Development Centres Act 2017

Early Childhood Development Centres
(Childminding Pilot for Infants —
Exemption) Order 2024

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 49(1) of the Early Childhood Development Centres Act 2017, the Minister for Social and Family Development makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order is the Early Childhood Development Centres (Childminding Pilot for Infants — Exemption) Order 2024 and comes into operation on 1 December 2024.

Exemption

2.—(1)  A childminding operator appointed under the scheme known as the Childminding Pilot for Infants is exempt from section 6(1) of the Act in relation to the premises where the childminding operator provides solely a childminding service under the scheme (and no other early childhood development service), for so long as the childminding operator’s appointment continues to be valid.

(2)  In this paragraph, “childminding service” means the provision of care habitually of 5 or more children who are not more than 18 months of age, for a fee, reward or profit by a person who is not a relative or guardian of all the children.

Made on 8 November 2024.

NG HOW YUE

Permanent Secretary (Development),
Ministry of Social and Family Development,
Singapore.

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