Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 106641
Pre-school Education: Sleep
Tabled: 19 January 2026
Answered: 27 January 2026
Question
Juliet Campbell
Labour — Broxtowe
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 BaileyThe 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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