The Education (National Curriculum) (Foundation Stage) (Wales) Order 2008
The foundation stage will be introduced for the first year of the foundation stage on 1 August 2008, for the second year of the foundation stage on 1 August 2009, for the third year of the foundation stage on 1 August 2010 and for the fourth year of the foundation stage on 1 August 2011. This Order also specifies the period of the foundation stage and gives legal effect to areas of learning, which set out the desirable outcomes and educational programmes.