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Pre-school Education: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of support offered to early years professionals to improve early identification of SEND.

answeredDepartment for Education

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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
22 Jun 2026
Target answer date
24 Jun 2026
Answer
30 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of support offered to early years professionals to improve early identification of SEND.

  2. 24 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 30 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    Effective early identification and intervention is critical to improving outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). In an inclusive system, early years settings should be confident in accurately identify...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Special Educational Needs: Standards

23 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the performance of SEND schools owned by private equity firms in comparison with schools ran by local authorities.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Special Educational Needs: North East Hampshire

23 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what timelines and safeguards are in place for the implementations of the inclusive mainstream fund in schools across North East Hampshire.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Special Educational Needs: North East Hampshire

23 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what systems are in place to collect and analyse data on the performance of children with SEND in mainstream schools in North East Hampshire following receipt of funding from the Inclusive Mainstream Schools Fu

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Special Educational Needs

23 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential benefits of treating SEND provision as essential national infrastructure.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Special Educational Needs: Private Education

23 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential benefits of introducing a profit cap on private SEND providers.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Special Educational Needs: Boys

23 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the factors contributing to the higher proportion of boys than girls receiving Education, Health and Care Plans.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Special Educational Needs: Teachers

23 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the retention of SEND specialist teachers in mainstream schools.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Special Educational Needs: Transport

23 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential benefits of excepting SEND transport operators from National Insurance contribution increases to relieve pressures on local authority budgets.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Nurseries

24 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the educational outcomes of children who spend 30 hours or more per week in nursery during their early years compared to those who spend fewer than 30 hours per week,

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Childcare: Fees and Charges

24 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children from families not eligible for 30 hours of Government-funded childcare per week are not disadvantaged when starting primary school.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Nurseries: Fees and Charges

24 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of nursery top-up fees on parents’ decisions regarding nursery attendance.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Pre-school Education: Special Educational Needs

24 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure sufficient availability of early years childcare places for children with special educational needs and disabilities.