Decision Makers Guide - DMG11205

1.1) from the child's date of birth

1.2a) to the day before the first Tuesday in September which comes after that child's 15th birthday

1.2b) to the day before the first Tuesday in September which comes after that child's 16th birthday in the case of a child who is receiving DLA, is registered blind or has been taken off the blind register in the last 28 weeks.

2.1) by a registered child minder (including nurseries and playschemes) or

2.2) out of school hours by a school on school property or a LA and the date the award begins is in the period

2.2a) from the child's eighth birthday

2.2b) to the day before the first Tuesday in September which comes after that child's 15th birthday or 16th birthday in the case of a disabled child as in 1.2b above or

2.3) by a child care scheme run on Crown property which does not need to be registered or

2.4) by certain schools or other establishments freed from registration which include

• schools maintained or assisted by a local authority

• schools under the management of an education authority

• schools in respect of which payments are made by the SofS under s.100 of the Education Act 1944

• independent schools

• grant aided schools

• grant maintained schools

• self governing schools

• play centres maintained or assisted by a local education authority under s.53 of the Act of 1944, or by an education authority under s.6 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 or

2.5) (for awards commencing on or after 04.04.00) by child care providers who are approved by accredited organisations