http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/section/23/notesNursery schoolsFamily supportLegislationChildmindingChild careExplanatory Notes to Childcare Act 2006Department for Education and SkillsKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2014-03-05
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/21" id="c00001" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2006" Number="0021">Childcare Act 2006</Citation>
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Commentary on Sections and Schedules<CitationSubRef id="c00146" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/21/part/2" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="part-2">Part 2</CitationSubRef> - General Functions of Local Authority: Wales
<CitationSubRef id="c00154" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/21/section/23" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-23">Section 23</CitationSubRef>: Powers of local authority in relation to the provision of childcare
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Section 23 provides that a Welsh local authority may make arrangements with childcare providers and provide support to them (including financial support). The section also allows local authorities to provide childcare themselves. In exercising these powers, Welsh local authorities must have regard to any guidance issued by the Welsh Assembly.