Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 123429

Nurseries: Surveillance

Tabled: 24 March 2026
Answered: 7 April 2026

Question

Damien Egan

LabourBristol North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of requiring nurseries to use monitoring or recording equipment, including cameras; and whether her Department has issued guidance to early years

Answer

Olivia Bailey
The ‘Early years foundation stage’ statutory framework sets the standards and requirements early years providers must meet to ensure that children have the best start in life and are kept healthy and safe. Providers are required to have safeguarding polic...

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