Question follow-through · 110646

Children: Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to publish its review of safeguarding requirements in childcare nurseries.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
3 Feb 2026
Target answer date
5 Feb 2026
Answer
24 Feb 2026 · 21 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to publish its review of safeguarding requirements in childcare nurseries.

  2. 5 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The safety of our youngest children is our utmost priority, and we continually monitor and review safeguarding requirements for early years settings to make sure children are kept safe.In September 2025 the department implemented changes to the early year...

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