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Pre-school Education: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) including key skilled early years professional roles where there is a shortage to the skilled worker visa route and (b) easing the visa process for sk

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
11 Sept 2025
Target answer date
15 Sept 2025
Answer
3 Oct 2025 · 22 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) including key skilled early years professional roles where there is a shortage to the skilled worker visa route and (b) easing the visa process for sk

  2. 15 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The department recognises the huge contribution the early years workforce makes to young children’s lives. The workforce is at the heart of the government’s mission to give every child the best start in life and deliver the Plan for Change. Workforce numb...

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