Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 18262
Children: Communication Skills
Tabled: 5 December 2024
Answered: 13 December 2024
Question
David Williams
Labour — Stoke-on-Trent North
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the potential impact of workforce shortages in the early years sector on pre-school children’s language and communication development.
Answer
Stephen MorganEarly language skills are vital to enable children to thrive in their early years and later in life, including in all aspects of their later attainment in school. To support early language skills, the department is investing over £20 million in the Nuffie...
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