SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 26 Inspection of nursery education F7in Wales

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)

Introductory

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1

In this Schedule “relevant nursery education” means—

F1za

nursery education provided in a maintained school F8in Wales or a maintained nursery school F8in Wales;

a

nursery education F2not falling within paragraph (za) which is provided by a F13local authorityF9in Wales;

F3b

nursery education which is provided by any other person who is (or is to be) in receipt of financial assistance given by such an authority and whose provision of nursery education is taken into account by the authority in formulating proposals for the purposes of section 120(2)(a); or

F3b

nursery education which is provided by any other person under arrangements made with that person by a F13local authorityF10in Wales in pursuance of the duty imposed on the authority by section 118 and in consideration of financial assistance provided by the authority under the arrangements.

F6c

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2

In this Schedule “nursery education under consideration for funding” means nursery education provided by a person F4to whom a F13local authorityF11in Wales are considering giving financial assistance and whose provision of nursery education would fall to be taken into account by the authority in formulating proposals for the purposes of section 120(2)(a).F4with whom a F13local authorityF11in Wales are considering making arrangements in pursuance of the duty imposed on the authority by section 118 for the provision of nursery education in consideration of financial assistance provided by the authority under the arrangements.

F53

Where—

a

any education is for the time being provided at any premises for children who have not attained the age prescribed for the purposes of section 118(1)(b), and

b

that education is provided by a person—

i

who proposes to provide nursery education at those premises, and

ii

to whom a F13local authorityF12in Wales are considering giving financial assistance in the event of his providing that nursery education, and

iii

whose provision of that nursery education would fall to be taken into account by the authority in formulating proposals for the purposes of section 120(2)(a),

this Schedule shall apply in relation to the education for the time being provided for the children mentioned in paragraph (a) above as it applies in relation to nursery education under consideration for funding.

F53

Where—

a

any education is for the time being provided at any premises for children who have not attained the age prescribed for the purposes of section 118(1)(b) (“the prescribed age”), and

b

that education is provided by a person—

i

who proposes to provide nursery education at those premises for children who have attained the prescribed age, and

ii

with whom a F13local authorityF12in Wales are considering making arrangements of the kind mentioned in sub-paragraph (2),

the education is to be treated for the purposes of this Schedule as nursery education under consideration for funding even though it is provided for children who have not attained the prescribed age.