The Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995

Persons who act as child minders

119.—(1) For the purposes of this Part a person acts as a child minder if—

(a)he looks after one or more children under the age of twelve for reward; and

(b)the period, or the total of the periods, which he spends so looking after children in any day exceeds two hours.

(2) A person who—

(a)is the parent, or a relative, of a child;

(b)has parental responsibility for a child; or

(c)is a foster parent of a child,

does not act as a child minder for the purposes of this Part in relation to that child when looking after him.

(3) For the purposes of this Article, a person fosters a child if—

(a)he is an authority foster parent in relation to the child;

(b)he is a foster parent with whom the child has been placed by a voluntary organisation; or

(c)he fosters the child privately.

(4) A person who is employed as a nanny for a child does not act as a child minder when looking after that child wholly or mainly in the home of the person who employs the nanny.

(5) A person who is so employed by two different employers does not act as a child minder when looking after any of the children concerned wholly or mainly in the home of either of the employers.

(6) For the purposes of this Part a person acts as a nanny for a child when employed to look after the child by—

(a)a parent of the child;

(b)a person who is not a parent of the child but who has parental responsibility for him; or

(c)a person who is a relative of the child and who has assumed responsibility for his care.