Childcare Act 2006 (c. 21)

Part 1 E+W General functions of local authority: England

Miscellaneous E+W

17 Charges for early years provision at maintained school E+W

(1) Section 451 of the Education Act 1996 (prohibition of charges for provision of education) is amended as follows.

(2) After subsection (2) insert—

“(2A) Regulations may, in relation to England, prescribe circumstances in which subsection (2) does not apply in relation to education which is early years provision (as defined by section 20 of the Childcare Act 2006) other than —

(a) early years provision provided in pursuance of the duty imposed by section 7 of that Act, or

(b) early years provision for a pupil who is of compulsory school age.”

(3) In subsection (4) after paragraph (b) insert “or

(c) provided in pursuance of the duty imposed by section 7 of the Childcare Act 2006.”

Commencement Information

I1 S. 17 in force at 1.10.2007 by S.I. 2007/2717, art. 2(a)