81 The foundation stageE+W
This section has no associated Explanatory Notes
(1)For the purposes of this Part, the foundation stage in relation to a pupil is the period beginning with the relevant time (as defined by subsection (2)) and ending at the same time as the school year in which he attains the age of five.
(2)In subsection (1) “the relevant time” means—
(a)in the case of a child who is provided with funded nursery education before he attains the age of three, his third birthday,
(b)in the case of a child who is provided with funded nursery education after he attains that age, the time when he is first provided with such education, and
(c)in the case of a child who is not provided with any funded nursery education, the time when he first receives primary education other than nursery education.