Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 107302
Pre-school Education: Inspections
Tabled: 20 January 2026
Answered: 28 January 2026
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will provide additional Ofsted funding to increase the frequency of (a) inspections and (b) unannounced inspections of early years settings.
Answer
Olivia BaileyGiving young children the best start in life is the foundation of the government’s opportunity mission.From April, the department is funding Ofsted to inspect all new early years providers within 18 months of opening and moving towards inspecting all prov...
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