Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 71852
Pre-school Education: Inspections
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 25 September 2025
Question
Fred Thomas
Labour — Plymouth Moor View
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing unannounced Ofsted inspections in early years settings.
Answer
Olivia BaileyWhile Ofsted does typically provide notice before an inspection in early years, inspections without prior notification do happen, particularly when concerns have been raised about a setting or if a previous inspection resulted in a grade of ‘Inadequate’.B...
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