Childcare Act 2006: chapter 21 explanatory notes

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These notes refer to the Childcare Act 2006 (c. 21) (ISBN 0105421065) which contains a range of measures to implement the Government's policy proposals set out in the consultation document 'Choice for parents, the best start for children: a ten year strategy for childcare', published in December 2004 and available at http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/media/426/F1/pbr04childcare_480upd050105.pdf. Provisions include: i) the duties placed on local authorities in England and in Wales to secure sufficient childcare provision and to establish information services to parents; and ii) the integrated regulation and inspection of childcare services, and the creation of a single education and care service framework for the learning and development of children from birth to five.