Education Act 2002

110 Implementation in respect of nursery schools etc. E+W

(1) In relation to any maintained nursery school and any school year—

(a) the [F1 local authority] and the governing body shall exercise their functions with a view to securing, and

(b) the head teacher shall secure,

that the National Curriculum for Wales as subsisting at the beginning of that year (so far as it relates to the [F2 foundation phase] ) is implemented.

(2) In relation to any school year, any person providing funded nursery education under the arrangements mentioned in section 98(2)(b) shall secure that the National Curriculum for Wales as subsisting at the beginning of that year is implemented (so far as it relates to the [F2 foundation phase] ) in respect of the pupils for whom the funded nursery education is provided.

(3) The [F1 local authority] with whom the arrangements mentioned in section 98(2)(b) are made and the early years development and childcare partnership for the area of the authority shall exercise their respective functions with a view to securing that any person (other than the governing body of a maintained school or maintained nursery school) who provides funded nursery education complies with the obligation imposed by subsection (2).

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 11(2)

F2 Words in s. 110 substituted (1.9.2011) by Education (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 5), ss. 21(8), 26(3); S.I. 2011/1951, art. 2

Commencement Information

I1 S. 110 in force at 1.8.2008 by S.I. 2008/1728, art. 3, Sch. Pt. 1