Music licensing bodies PPL and PRS for Music have confirmed that private and voluntary nurseries are not considered ‘educational establishments’ in the way that maintained nursery schools and schools are, so they must pay for a licence to play recorded music.
However, if early years providers use music solely for educational purposes, they only need to pay for a proportion of the licence, which is half the cost of a joint licence.
Money from licence fees goes towards royalties for performers, song-writers, composers, music publishers and record companies.
The confirmation comes after years of confusion among nurseries about whether they need a licence to play music, as schools and nursery schools are exempt under the Copyright Act.
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