Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 79761

Pre-school Education: Inspections

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 30 October 2025

Question

Tom Morrison

Liberal DemocratCheadle

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2025 to Question 66737 on Pre-school Education: Inspections, how much funding his Department plans on allocating to Ofsted to increase the frequency and quality of Early Years

Answer

Olivia Bailey
Further funding is expected to be provided across the next three financial years by the department to Ofsted to increase the frequency and quality of Early Years Register inspections. This is to be agreed between the department and Ofsted.