School Standards and Framework Act 1998

119 Early years development [F1 and childcare] partnerships. E+W

(1) Every local education authority shall establish for their area a body to be known as an early years development [F2 and childcare] partnership (“the partnership”).

(2) In establishing the partnership and determining its constitution the authority shall have regard to any guidance given from time to time by the Secretary of State.

(3) The authority may establish a sub-committee of the partnership for any part of their area.

(4) The authority shall make arrangements—

(a) for the meetings and proceedings of the partnership and any such sub-committee, and

(b) for the partnership (and any such sub-committee) to be provided with accommodation and with such services as the authority consider appropriate.

(5) The functions of the partnership shall be to work with the authority—

(a) in reviewing the sufficiency of the provision of nursery education for the authority’s area for the purposes of section 118, [F3 and]

[F4 (ab) in reviewing the sufficiency of childcare provision for the authority’s area for the purposes of section 118A, and]

(b) in preparing early years development [F5 and childcare] plans under section 120.

(6) The Secretary of State may by order confer on early years development [F6 and childcare] partnerships such additional functions as are specified in the order.

Textual Amendments

F1 Part. V: after the words "early years development" (in each place it occurs) there is inserted the words "and childcare" (1.10.2002 for E. otherwise prosp.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), ss. {150(5)}, 216 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/2439, art. 3, (with Sch.)

F2 Part. V: after the words "early years development" (in each place it occurs) there is inserted the words "and childcare" (1.10.2002 for E. otherwise prosp.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), ss. {150(5)}, 216 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/2439, art. 3, (with Sch.)

F3 Word in s. 119(5)(a) repealed (1.10.2002 for E. otherwise prosp.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), ss. 215(2), 216, Sch. 22 Pt. 3 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/2439, art. 3 (with Sch.)

F4 S. 119(5)(ab) inserted (1.10.2002 for E. otherwise prosp.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), ss. {150(1)}, 216 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/2439, art. 3 (with Sch.)

F5 Part. V: after the words "early years development" (in each place it occurs) there is inserted the words "and childcare" (1.10.2002 for E. otherwise prosp.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), ss. {150(5)}, 216 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/2439, art. 3, (with Sch.)

F6 Part. V: after the words "early years development" (in each place it occurs) there is inserted the words "and childcare" (1.10.2002 for E. otherwise prosp.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), ss. {150(5)}, 216 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/2439, art. 3, (with Sch.)