The Education (Nursery Education and Early Years Development) (England) Regulations 1999
These Regulations, which apply only in relation to nursery education in England, prescribe for the purposes of the new duty imposed by section 118 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (“the Act”) (under which a local education authority must secure sufficient provision of nursery education for their area), the minimum age in relation to which that new duty applies (regulation 2).