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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/early-years-foundation-stage-welfare-requirements-regulations-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/938",
  "legislation_title": "The Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) Regulations 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/early-years-foundation-stage-welfare-requirements-regulations-2012",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Children And Young Persons, England\nMade 26th March 2012\nLaid before Parliament 27th March 2012\nComing into force 1st September 2012\nThe Secretary of State for Education makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 39(1)(b), 43(1) and (3) and 44(1) to (4) of the Childcare Act 2006 .\nIn accordance with section 43(2) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills and other appropriate persons.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "2006 c. 21. Section 44(1) was amended by paragraph 41 of Schedule 12 to the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and learning Act 2009 (c. 22). See section 106 of the Childcare Act 2006 for the definition of “prescribed” and “regulations”."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/938/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:35:27.319526+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."
}