The Local Authority Targets (Well-Being of Young Children) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2008/1437 |
| Year | 2008 |
2008 No. 1437
Children And Young Persons, England
The Local Authority Targets (Well-Being of Young Children) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
Made 5th June 2008
Laid before Parliament 11th June 2008
Coming into force 14th July 2008
The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families makes the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 1(3) of the Childcare Act 20061:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authority Targets (Well-Being of Young Children) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and come into force on 14th July 2008.
2. In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Local Authority Targets (Well-Being of Young Children) Regulations 20072.
Amendments to the Local Authority Targets (Well-Being of Young Children) Regulations 2007
3. For paragraph (2) of regulation 1 of the principal Regulations substitute the following—
“2 In these Regulations “early years foundation stage assessment scales” means the assessment scales described in Appendix 1 to the “Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage” document published by the Department for Children, Schools and Families in May 20083.”.
4. In regulation 3, before “foundation stage assessment scales” insert “early years”.
Beverley Hughes
Minister of State
Department for Children, Schools and Families
5th June 2008
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Section 1(1) of the Childcare Act 2006 (“the Act”) places a duty on an English local authority to improve the well-being of, and reduce inequalities between, young children in the authority’s area. The Local Authority Targets (Well-Being of Young Children) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. 2007/1415) (“the principal Regulations”) set out the process to be followed by the Secretary of State in setting targets under section 1(3) of the Act in connection with that duty.
These Regulations amend the principal Regulations so that targets are to be set by reference to one or more of the assessment scales set out in...
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