Question follow-through · 105332

Nurseries: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of safeguarding in nursery settings.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
13 Jan 2026
Target answer date
15 Jan 2026
Answer
29 Jan 2026 · 16 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of safeguarding in nursery settings.

  2. 15 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The safety of our youngest children is our utmost priority and the department continually monitors and reviews safeguarding requirements to make sure children are kept as safe as possible.The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework sets th...

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