# The Education (National Curriculum) (Foundation Stage) (Wales) Order 2008, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2008/1732/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-national-curriculum-foundation-stage-wales-order-2008/note
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