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Pre-school Education: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of staffing capacity in early years settings.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
9 Mar 2026
Target answer date
11 Mar 2026
Answer
20 Mar 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 9 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of staffing capacity in early years settings.

  2. 11 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The early years workforce is at the heart of our mission to give every child the best start in life and deliver the Plan for Change. The department has seen strong growth in the workforce so far, with early years provision delivered by an estimated 353,70...

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