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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childcare-act-2006-commencement-no-4-order-2008/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/785",
  "legislation_title": "The Childcare Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childcare-act-2006-commencement-no-4-order-2008",
  "path": "article/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Provisions of the Childcare Act 2006 coming into force on 1st April 2008",
  "text": "The following provisions of the Childcare Act 2006 come into force on 1st April 2008—\n(a) sections 1 (general duties of local authority in relation to well-being of young children) and 12 (duty to provide information, advice and assistance) in so far as they are not already in force;\n(b) sections 2 (meaning of “early childhood services” for purposes of section 3), 3 (specific duties of local authority in relation to early childhood services), 4 (duty of local authority and relevant partners to work together) and 6 (duty to secure sufficient childcare for working parents);\n(c) section 7 (duty to secure prescribed early years provision free of charge) for the purposes of making regulations.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/785/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:33:03.452809+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}