Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 107303
Pre-school Education: Inspections
Tabled: 20 January 2026
Answered: 4 February 2026
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
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 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 move towards inspecting all provi...
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