Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 107303

Pre-school Education: Inspections

Tabled: 20 January 2026
Answered: 4 February 2026

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

LabourPoole

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding for Ofsted to (a) increase the duration of inspections in early years settings and (b) use CCTV as part of the inspection p

Answer

Olivia Bailey
Giving 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 move towards inspecting all provi...

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