Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 67188
Pre-school Education: Inspections
Tabled: 11 July 2025
Answered: 23 July 2025
Question
Tom Morrison
Liberal Democrat — Cheadle
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to ensure that the majority of Ofsted inspections of early years settings are unannounced.
Answer
Stephen MorganWhile Ofsted typically provides notice before an inspection, they can and do conduct inspections without prior notification, particularly when concerns have been raised about a setting or if a previous inspection resulted in a grade of ‘Inadequate’. Betwe...
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