Question follow-through · 3666
Pre-school Education: Teachers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to encourage (a) retention and (b) recruitment of teachers in early years education settings.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 20 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 1 Jun 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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- Childcare: Students · 28 Aug 2026
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Recorded timeline
20 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to encourage (a) retention and (b) recruitment of teachers in early years education settings.
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Jun 2026
Answer published
The department wants early years careers to be respected, rewarding, and something people are proud to pursue. Our Best Start in Life Strategy sets out how we are strengthening career pathways and championing early years teachers , with a long-term ambiti...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Childcare: Students
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the exclusion of full-time PhD students from the 30 hours funded childcare scheme on doctoral researchers with children.
Childcare: Postgraduate Education
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to undertake a review of the eligibility criteria for the 30 hours funded childcare scheme for those undertaking a PhD funded through UKRI and similar research councils.