Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 106668
Pre-school Education: Sleep
Tabled: 19 January 2026
Answered: 27 January 2026
Question
David Baines
Labour — St Helens North
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will consider the potential merits of making safer 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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