Question follow-through · 118095

Children's Play: Primary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will review best practice guidance for play-based learning for five to seven year-olds.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
4 Mar 2026
Target answer date
9 Mar 2026
Answer
8 Apr 2026 · 35 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will review best practice guidance for play-based learning for five to seven year-olds.

  2. 9 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell to the answer of 23 March 2026 to Question 117074.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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