Question follow-through · 10668
Pre-school Education: Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to address workforce shortages in early years settings arising from restrictions on the deployment of Level 2 and Level 3 apprentices.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 17 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 22 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 23 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Education and skills
- Vocational Education · 9 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
17 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to address workforce shortages in early years settings arising from restrictions on the deployment of Level 2 and Level 3 apprentices.
22 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Best Start in Life Strategy lays the foundation for long-term improvements to recruitment and retention in the early years sector. Initiatives to improve recruitment and retention include the ‘Do something BIG’ recruitment campaign, financial incentiv...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Vocational Education
9 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that employers are involved in the design of technical and vocational training to ensure that provision reflects workforce needs.