Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 106641

Pre-school Education: Sleep

Tabled: 19 January 2026
Answered: 27 January 2026

Question

Juliet Campbell

LabourBroxtowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making safe sleep training for early years staff mandatory.

Answer

Olivia Bailey
The early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework, which early years providers are required to follow, includes a requirement for babies to be placed down to sleep in line with the latest government safety guidance here: https://www.nhs.uk/condi...

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