Regulation 5 Conditions as to age and education

It shall be a condition that the child shall have attained the age of 5 years before 1st March of the calendar year immediately succeeding the calendar year in which their first assisted year commences.

A participating school shall not admit to an assisted place a child in relation to whom it is not satisfied that the child will be committed throughout the whole of his first assisted year and any subsequent assisted year to follow a course of school education other than activities in nursery schools and nursery classes.