Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 25624

Pupils: Sanitation

Tabled: 21 January 2025
Answered: 30 January 2025

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Labour — Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to help improve the level of toilet training among children starting school in September 2025.

Answer

Stephen Morgan
The department does not hold this information but surveys of teachers such as the most recent ‘School Readiness Survey’ conducted by Kindred2, found that one in four children start reception not toilet trained. The early years foundation stage (EYFS) stat...
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