Section 18 — Children Act 1989: Day care for pre-school and other children.

Day care for pre-school and other children. 18 1 Every local authority shall provide such day care for children in need within their area who are—

a aged five or under;

and b not yet attending schools, as is appropriate. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 A local authority may provide facilities (including training, advice, guidance and counselling) for those—

a caring for children in day care; or b who at any time accompany such children while they are in day care.

4 In this section “ day care ” means any form of care or supervised activity provided for children during the day (whether or not it is provided on a regular basis).

5 Every local authority shall provide for children in need within their area who are attending any school such care or supervised activities as is appropriate—

a outside school hours; or b during school holidays. 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 In this section “ supervised activity ” means an activity supervised by a responsible person.