Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 (NO. 19 OF 2008) - SECT 733

    (1)     In this Act:

"childcare centre" means a service, operated from premises, that provides care—

        (a)     for at least the minimum number of children; and

        (b)     for payment or other material benefit.

    (2)     For this section, when working out how many children care is being provided for by a service operated from premises—

        (a)     a child for whom care is provided on an emergency basis, or in unexpected or exceptional circumstances, must not be counted unless the child is cared for at the premises for 2 or more consecutive days; and

        (b)     if a child of a childcare worker is being cared for at the premises, the child must be counted.

    (3)     In this section:

"minimum number", of children, means—

        (a)     5 young children; or

        (b)     8 children, if no more than 4 children are young children.

"young child" means a child who is not yet either—

        (a)     attending school as required under the Education Act 2004 ; or

        (b)     registered, or provisionally registered, for home education under the Education Act 2004 .