These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authority (Duty to Secure Early Years Provision Free of Charge) Regulations 2013 and come into force on 1st September 2014.

In these Regulations—

• “the 2006 Act” means the Childcare Act 2006;

• “eligible child” means a young child—

  1. a

     who is within section 512ZB(4) of the Education Act 19962;

  2. b

     whose parent (within the meaning given by section 6(6) of the 2006 Act) is entitled to working tax credit under Part 1 of the Tax Credits Act 20023 by virtue of an award which is based on an annual income not exceeding £16,190;

  3. c

     who has a statement of special educational needs made under section 324 of the Education Act 19964;

  4. d

     who is entitled to disability living allowance under section 71 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19925;

  5. e

     who is looked after by a local authority under section 22(1) of the Children Act 19896; or

  6. f

     who has previously been looked after by the local authority under section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989 and is no longer so looked after as a result of the making of one of the following orders—

     1. i

        an adoption order within the meaning given by section 46(1) of the Adoption and Children Act 20027;

     2. ii

        a special guardianship order within the meaning given by section 14A(1) of the Children Act 19898;

     3. iii

        a residence order within the meaning given by section 8(1) of the Children Act 1989;

• “term” means a term the dates of which have been set under section 32 of the Education Act 20029.