Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 77272

Ofsted: Inspections

Tabled: 15 September 2025
Answered: 14 October 2025

Question

Tom Morrison

Liberal DemocratCheadle

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that Ofsted inspections are (a) standardised and (b) include safe sleep practice.

Answer

Olivia Bailey
Ofsted will receive additional funding as part of the Best Start in Life Strategy to enhance the quality and consistency of early years inspections, and we will fund Ofsted to move towards inspecting all providers at least once every four years, in parity...

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