The following provisions of the 2006 Act come into force on 1st September 2008—

• section 7 (duty to secure prescribed early years provision free of charge), in so far as it is not already in force,

• section 32 (maintenance of the two childcare registers), in so far as it is not already in force,

• section 33 (requirement to register: early years childminders), in so far as it is not already in force,

• section 34 (requirement to register: other early years providers), in so far as it is not already in force,

• section 35 (applications for registration: early years childminders), in so far as it is not already in force,

• section 36 (applications for registration: other early years providers), in so far as it is not already in force,

• section 37 (entry on the register and certificates), in so far as it is not already in force,

• section 38 (conditions on registration),

• section 40 (duty to implement Early Years Foundation Stage),

• section 47 (independent schools),

• section 49 (inspections), in so far as it is not already in force,

• section 50 (report of inspections), in so far as it is not already in force13,

• section 52 (requirement to register: later years childminders for children under eight), in so far as it is not already in force,

• section 53 (requirement to register: other later years providers for children under eight), in so far as it is not already in force,

• section 54 (applications for registration: later years childminders), in so far as it is not already in force,

• section 55 (applications for registration: other later years providers), in so far as it is not already in force,

• section 56 (entry on the register and certificates), in so far as it is not already in force,

• section 57 (special procedure for registered early years providers),

• section 58 (conditions on registration),

• section 59 (regulations governing activities), in so far as it is not already in force,

• section 60 (inspections), in so far as it is not already in force,

• section 61 (report of inspections), in so far as it is not already in force14,

• section 62(1)(b) (applications for registration on the general register: childminders), in so far as it is not already in force,

• section 63(1)(b) (applications for registration on the general register: other childcare providers), in so far as it is not already in force

• section 65 (special procedure for persons already registered),

• section 76 (consequences of disqualification),

• section 92 (combined certificates of registration), in so far as it is not already in force,

• section 95 (certain institutions not to be regarded as schools),

• paragraphs 1, 2(2) and (4), and 3 to 16 of Schedule 1 (and section 48 in so far as it relates to those paragraphs),

• paragraphs 5 to 17, 18(1) to (4), (5)(a), (6) and (7), 25, 26, 29(b) and (c), 30, 33, 35, 36, 41 and 44 of Schedule 2 (and section 103(1) in so far as it relates to those paragraphs),

• in relation to England, paragraphs 18(5)(b) and (c), 20 to 24, 27 and 34 of Schedule 2 (and section 103(1) in so far as it relates to those paragraphs),

• Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 3 (and section 103(2) in so far as it relates to those Parts), to the extent that those Parts have not yet been brought into force in relation to England.