Written questions

Nurseries: Birth Rate

Commons · Question 48336 · Tabled 25 Apr 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 6 May 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of declining birth rates on (a) the financial sustainability and (b) capacity of nurseries in England; and what steps she is taking to support early years p

Answer

Answered by Stephen Morgan, 6 May 2025

It is the department’s ambition that all families have access to high quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, giving every child the best start in life and delivering on our Plan for Change.We use the latest Office for National Statisti...