Part V Nursery education

General duty of F1local authority

118 Duty of F1local authority as respects availability of nursery education.

(1)

A F1local authority F2in Wales shall secure that the provision (whether or not by them) of nursery education for children who—

(a)

have not attained compulsory school age, but

(b)

have attained such age as may be prescribed,

is sufficient for their area.

(2)

In determining for the purposes of subsection (1) whether the provision of such education is sufficient for their area a F1local authority—

(a)

may have regard to any facilities which they expect to be available outside their area for providing such education; and

(b)

shall have regard to any guidance given from time to time by F3the National Assembly for Wales.