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1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Early Years Foundation Stage (Exemption from Learning and Development Requirements) and Local Authority (Duty to Secure Early Years Provision Free of Charge) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 12th April 2018.
(2) In these Regulations—
“Assessment data” means a record of the level of learning achieved for each child in respect of each early learning goal(1) in the reception class;
“the Document” means the Document entitled “Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage” published by the Secretary of State(2);
“Education Endowment Foundation” means the independent charity of that name established in April 2011(3);
“reception class” means a class in which education is provided which is suitable to the requirements of pupils aged five and any pupils under or over that age whom it is expedient to educate with pupils of that age;
“school” means a school defined in section 4 of the Education Act 1996(4).
See section 41(2)(a) of the Childcare Act 2006.
The Statutory Framework was published by the Secretary of State on 3rd March 2017 and can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/596629/EYFS_STATUTORY_FRAMEWORK_2017.pdf (Reference DFE-00169-2017). A hard copy can be inspected at the Department for Education, Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3BT. The learning and development requirements are given legal force by the Early Years Foundation Stage (Learning and Developments Requirements) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1772) made under section 39(1)(a) of the Childcare Act 2006.
The Education Endowment Foundation is registered under Charity number 1142111.
1996 c.56. A “school” includes an “Academy school” and an “Alternative provision Academy” as defined in sections 1A and 1C of the Academies Act 2010 (c. 32) respectively.
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