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Question follow-through · 2091

Nurseries

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the educational benefits of state maintained nurseries.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
29 Jul 2024
Target answer date
2 Sept 2024
Answer
6 Sept 2024 · 39 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the educational benefits of state maintained nurseries.

  2. 2 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 6 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    High quality early education has a profound impact on child development, and it particularly benefits disadvantaged children. The government recognises that maintained nursery schools contribute to improving the lives of some of our most disadvantaged chi...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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