Regulation 2 Definition of pre-school education

(1)

In these Regulations, “pre-school education” means education which is provided for a child at any time–

(a)

on and after the date of commencement of the school year immediately before that in which the child would first become eligible to commence attendance at a public primary school under section 32 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980; and

(b)

before the earliest of these dates:–

(i)

the date when the child attains school age;

(ii)

the date when the child commences attendance at a public primary school by virtue of section 32(4) to (7) of that Act;

(iii)

the date when the child commences attendance at a school in any other circumstances, other than for the purpose only of activities of the kind described in section 1(5)(a)(i) of that Act (activities in nursery schools and nursery classes).

(2)

For the purpose of this regulation “school year” means a period of 12 months commencing on 1st August of any year.