Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 71851

Nurseries: Safety

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 23 September 2025

Question

Fred Thomas

LabourPlymouth Moor View

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing mandatory safe sleep training for all early years staff working in nurseries.

Answer

Olivia Bailey
The early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework, which all early years providers are required to follow, includes a requirement for babies to be placed down to sleep in line with the latest government safety guidance, which can be found here: ...

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