Written questions

Pre-school Education: Disadvantaged

Commons · Question 76774 · Tabled 11 Sep 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 3 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Ben Coleman

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that early years practitioners are (a) trained and (b) supported to meet the needs of disadvantaged and vulnerable children.

Answer

Answered by Olivia Bailey, 3 Oct 2025

The department is committed to giving every child the best start in life through high-quality early years education.We are investing in programmes that support children’s development where it is needed most, including online child development training, mo...