C1Part V Nursery education
General duty of local education authority
118 Duty of LEA as respects availability of nursery education.
1
A local education authority shall secure that the provision (whether or not by them) of nursery education for children who—
a
have not attained compulsory school age, but
b
have attained such age as may be prescribed,
is sufficient for their area.
2
In determining for the purposes of subsection (1) whether the provision of such education is sufficient for their area a local education authority—
a
may have regard to any facilities which they expect to be available outside their area for providing such education; and
b
shall have regard to any guidance given from time to time by the Secretary of State.
118AF1 Duties of LEA in respect of childcare
1
A local education authority shall review annually the sufficiency of childcare provision for their area.
2
In carrying out a review for the purposes of subsection (1), a local education authority—
a
may have regard to any facilities which they expect to be available outside their area for providing childcare; and
b
shall have regard to any guidance given from time to time by the Secretary of State.
3
A local education authority shall also establish and maintain a service providing information to the public relating to the provision of childcare and related services in their area.
4
In relation to the function, form and content of a service established and maintained under subsection (3), a local education authority shall have regard to any guidance given from time to time by the Secretary of State.
Pt. 5: Power to apply (with modifications) conferred (19.12.2002) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), ss. 193(5), 216, (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/3185, art. 4, Sch. Pt. 1