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				<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/section/47/notes</dc:identifier><dc:subject>Nursery schools</dc:subject><dc:subject>Family support</dc:subject><dc:subject>Legislation</dc:subject><dc:subject>Childminding</dc:subject><dc:subject>Child care</dc:subject><dc:title>Explanatory Notes to Childcare Act 2006</dc:title><dc:creator>Department for Education and Skills</dc:creator><dc:publisher>King's Printer of Acts of Parliament</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2014-03-05</dc:modified>
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<Title><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/21" id="c00001" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2006" Number="0021">Childcare Act 2006</Citation></Title>
<Number>21</Number>
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<DateText>11 July 2006</DateText>
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<Title><CitationSubRef id="c00289" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/21/section/47" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-47">Section 47</CitationSubRef>:  Independent Schools</Title>
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<Text><Emphasis>Subsection (<CitationSubRef id="c00291" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/21/section/47/1" CitationRef="c00289" SectionRef="section-47-1">1</CitationSubRef>)</Emphasis> of this section amends section 157 of the Education Act 2002 so that the independent school standards prescribed by regulations made under that section do not apply in relation to early years provision for pupils of independent schools who have not attained the age of 3. Independent schools providing early years provision for children under 3 are required to be registered under Part 3 of this Act and to implement the Early Years Foundation Stage.</Text>
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<Text><Emphasis>Subsection (<CitationSubRef id="c00293" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/21/section/47/2" CitationRef="c00289" SectionRef="section-47-2">2</CitationSubRef>)</Emphasis> amends section 157 of the Education Act 2002 so that, for early years provision for pupils of independent schools who have attained the age of 3, the independent school standards include the Early Years Foundation Stage</Text>
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