Pre-school Education: Sexual Offences
2026-06-03 · Department for Education · 7028 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many allegations of sexual abuse, sexual assault or other sexual offences in registered early years settings have been reported to Ofsted in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) sex of the allege
Answer
The safety of our youngest children is our utmost priority, and the department continually monitors and reviews safeguarding requirements within early years settings to ensure children are kept as safe as possible. We set the standards that early years pr...