Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 16697

Nurseries: Temperature

Tabled: 7 July 2026
Answered: 15 July 2026

Question

Luke Taylor

Liberal DemocratSutton and Cheam

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to issue guidance on the indoor temperatures at which nurseries and early years settings become not safe for young children.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
The department has published guidance to support education and early years settings during hot weather which is available at: https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2026/06/hot-weather-and-heatwaves-guidance-for-schools-and-other-education-settings/. This draws...

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