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Education: Childbirth

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that children born prematurely are not disadvantaged in education.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
28 Oct 2024
Target answer date
30 Oct 2024
Answer
5 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that children born prematurely are not disadvantaged in education.

  2. 30 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The government is determined to break down barriers to opportunity and ensure the best start in life for every child, including those who are born prematurely.The early years foundation stage (EYFS) framework sets the standards and requirements that all e...

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