Updated to 30 July 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 388 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) |