Childcare Act 2006: the essential guide

The Childcare Act 2006 imposes new obligations on childcare providers. This highly accessible guide offers a straightforward explanation of the first piece of legislation to focus solely on young children and childcare.
Childcare Act 2006: the essential guide, offers a simple and comprehensive commentary on the Act, provides a clear explanation of how the Act will be implemented and explains how the new legislation will affect the planning and delivery of services. It also explains the effects on the new registration and inspection of services and presents the historical background to the legislation.

The guide is for children's services and other local authority officers, Ofsted inspectors, and all professionals working in both strategic planning and delivery of services.