Updated to 2 April 2025 (Act No. 1 of 2025 and S.I. No. 119 of 2025)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Childcare Support Act 2018
No. 11 of 2018
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement Date | Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| S. 1 | 17 February 2019 | Childcare Support Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 574 of 2018), art. 2 |
| S. 2 | 26 February 2019 | Childcare Support Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 67 of 2019), art. 2(a) |
| S. 3 | 26 February 2019 | Childcare Support Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 67 of 2019), art. 2(b) |
| S. 4 | 26 February 2019 | Childcare Support Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 67 of 2019), art. 2(c) |
| S. 5 | 26 February 2019 | Childcare Support Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 67 of 2019), art. 2(d) |
| S. 6 | 26 February 2019 | Childcare Support Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 67 of 2019), art. 2(e) |
| S. 7 | 2 September 2019 | Childcare Support Act 2018 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 348 of 2019), art. 2 |
| S. 8 | 26 February 2019 | Childcare Support Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 67 of 2019), art. 2(f) |
| Ss. 9-21 | 2 September 2019 | Childcare Support Act 2018 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 348 of 2019), art. 2 |
| S. 22 | 17 February 2019 | Childcare Support Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 574 of 2018), art. 2 |
| Ss. 23-30 | 2 September 2019 | Childcare Support Act 2018 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 348 of 2019), art. 2 |
| Schs. 1-3 | 2 September 2019 | Childcare Support Act 2018 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 348 of 2019), art. 2 |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement Date |
Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Act included in collectively cited Childcare Support Acts | Health and Childcare Support (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2019 (36/2019), s. 1(5) | ||
| S. 1(1) amended | Child Care (Amendment) Act 2024 (19/2024), ss. 21(a), 23(2) | 30 September 2024 | Child Care (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 495 of 2024), art. 3(l) |
| Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2020 (23/2020), ss. 2(1)(j), 129 | 31 December 2020 | Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2020 (Part 21) (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 676 of 2020), art. 2 | |
| S. 7(1)(b)(iiia) inserted | Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (19/2022), ss. 2(2), 25(a) | 26 July 2022 | Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Parts 2 and 3) (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 374 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 7(1)(b)(iva) inserted | Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2020 (23/2020), ss. 2(1)(j), 130 | 31 December 2020 | Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2020 (Part 21) (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 676 of 2020), art. 2 |
| Health and Childcare Support (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2019 (36/2019), ss. 1(3), 10 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | ||
| S. 15(2)(c)(iiia) inserted | Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (19/2022), ss. 2(2), 25(b) | 26 July 2022 | Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Parts 2 and 3) (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 374 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 15(2)(c)(iva) inserted | Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2020 (23/2020), ss. 2(1)(j), 131 | 31 December 2020 | Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2020 (Part 21) (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 676 of 2020), art. 2 |
| Health and Childcare Support (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2019 (36/2019), ss. 1(3), 11 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | ||
| S. 24 references to processing construed | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 166 | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| Sch. 2 amended | Child Care (Amendment) Act 2024 (19/2024), ss. 21(b), 23(2) | 30 September 2024 | Child Care (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 495 of 2024), art. 3(l) |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 10 | Childcare Support Act 2018 (Information to be given by employers and education and training providers to the scheme administrator) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 377 of 2019) |
| S. 11 | Childcare Support Act 2018 (Assessment of Income) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 528 of 2019) |
| Childcare Support Act 2018 (Assessment of Income) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 373 of 2019) | |
| S. 13 | Childcare Support Act 2018 (Calculation of amount of financial support) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 410 of 2024) |
| Childcare Support Act 2018 (Calculation of amount of financial support) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 701 of 2022) | |
| Childcare Support Act 2018 (Calculation of amount of financial support) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 367 of 2022) | |
| Childcare Support Act 2018 (Calculation of amount of financial support) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 198 of 2022) | |
| Childcare Support Act 2018 (Calculation of amount of financial support) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 33 of 2020) | |
| Childcare Support Act 2018 (Calculation of amount of financial support) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 378 of 2019) | |
| S. 15 | Childcare Support Act 2018 (Payment of financial support) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 375 of 2019) |
| S. 17 | Childcare Support Act 2018 (Reviews) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 370 of 2019) |
| S. 20 | Childcare Support Act 2018 (Appeals) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 371 of 2019) |
| S. 24 | Childcare Support Act 2018 (Processing of Personal Data) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 513 of 2019) |