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star this property date less than 2022-07-19more like thismore than 2022-07-19
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Department for Education remove filter
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Pre-school Education: Closures remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many registered early years settings have submitted notifications of (a) permanent and (b) temporary complete closure of the setting in the academic year 2021-22. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Walthamstow more like this
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Stella Creasy more like this
star this property uin 39838 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2022-09-05more like thismore than 2022-09-05
star this property answer text <p>This is a matter for Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. I have asked her to write to the hon. Member for Walthamstow, and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Bassetlaw more like this
unstar this property answering member printed Brendan Clarke-Smith more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 39839 more like this
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less than 2022-09-05T07:53:55.24Zmore like thismore than 2022-09-05T07:53:55.24Z
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4756
star this property label Biography information for Brendan Clarke-Smith more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Stella Creasy more like this
1490719
unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2022-07-19more like thismore than 2022-07-19
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Department for Education remove filter
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Pre-school Education: Closures remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many registered early years settings have submitted notifications of (a) permanent and (b) temporary partial closures of the setting in the academic year 2021-22. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Walthamstow more like this
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Stella Creasy more like this
star this property uin 39839 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2022-09-05more like thismore than 2022-09-05
star this property answer text <p>This is a matter for Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. I have asked her to write to the hon. Member for Walthamstow, and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Bassetlaw more like this
unstar this property answering member printed Brendan Clarke-Smith more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 39838 more like this
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less than 2022-09-05T07:53:55.287Zmore like thismore than 2022-09-05T07:53:55.287Z
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4756
star this property label Biography information for Brendan Clarke-Smith more like this
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4088
star this property label Biography information for Stella Creasy more like this
1434639
unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2022-02-23more like thismore than 2022-02-23
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Department for Education remove filter
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Pre-school Education: Closures remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has made a quantitative assessment of trends in the level of closure of (a) nurseries and (b) early year settings in (i) 2020 and (ii) 2021. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Ellesmere Port and Neston more like this
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Justin Madders more like this
star this property uin 128295 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2022-03-03more like thismore than 2022-03-03
star this property answer text <p>The department continues to monitor the sufficiency of childcare places in England through regular surveys and engagement with early years providers and local authorities. Local authorities are not currently reporting any imminent sufficiency issues and we have not seen a substantial number of parents unable to secure a childcare place, either this term or since early years settings reopened fully on 1 June 2020.</p><p>According to findings from the 2021 childcare and early years providers survey, 7 in 10 group-based providers reported having spare places in their full-day provision and almost half of childminders (49%) reported having spare capacity on average across the week.</p><p>There were an estimated 62,000 providers with at least one child aged 0 to 4 years old registered in England in spring 2021, including 21,300 group-based providers, 9,500 school-based providers and 31,200 registered childminders. These providers were offering over 1.5 million Ofsted-registered childcare places. Comparable estimates from 2019 show there were 66,000 providers made up of 21,900 group-based providers, 8,900 school-based providers and 35,100 childminders. The drop in the number of providers between 2019 and 2021 is largely driven by a reduction in the estimated number of childminders. The number of group-based and school-based providers was more stable between these two years. There is no comparable data for 2020 because the 2020 childcare and early years providers survey was postponed due to COVID-19.</p><p>Ofsted data on movement in the childcare sector shows that there was minimal change in the number of childminders and childcare providers on non-domestic premises (group-based providers) between 31 March 2020 and 31 August 2020. Data from the same period in 2021 shows there was a reduction in the number of childminders from 33,004 on 31 March to 31,957 on 31 August. The reduction in the number of childminders continues a downward trend, with 14,100 (31%) fewer providers than on 31 August 2015. The number of group-based providers remained broadly stable across the two years.</p><p>In addition to our regular statistical collections, during 2020, the department also carried out three waves of the survey of childcare and early years providers and COVID-19. In all three waves, the majority of providers reported being open at the time of the survey with a small minority being temporarily or permanently closed.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Colchester more like this
unstar this property answering member printed Will Quince more like this
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less than 2022-03-03T16:31:58.823Zmore like thismore than 2022-03-03T16:31:58.823Z
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star this property label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Justin Madders more like this
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unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2021-09-03more like thismore than 2021-09-03
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Department for Education remove filter
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Pre-school Education: Closures remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pre-schools in England have closed since March 2020. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Ellesmere Port and Neston more like this
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Justin Madders more like this
star this property uin 41917 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2021-09-10more like thismore than 2021-09-10
star this property answer text <p>This is a matter for Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. I have asked her to write to the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Chelmsford more like this
unstar this property answering member printed Vicky Ford more like this
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less than 2021-09-10T14:21:17.783Zmore like thismore than 2021-09-10T14:21:17.783Z
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star this property label Biography information for Vicky Ford more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Justin Madders more like this
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star this property date less than 2021-01-25more like thismore than 2021-01-25
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Department for Education remove filter
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Pre-school Education: Closures remove filter
unstar this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of early education providers that expect to close permanently within the next six months more like this
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Lord Watson of Invergowrie more like this
star this property uin HL12575 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2021-02-10more like thismore than 2021-02-10
star this property answer text <p>Ofsted publish data monthly on joiners and leavers in the childcare sector, which we have used as a proxy for providers that may have closed.</p><p>Between 30 June 2020 and 31 December 2020, there were a total of 3,202 childcare providers who left the Early Years Register across all provider types. However, this should be considered in conjunction with those who joined the Early Years Register to understand the net impact on the childcare market. Over the same time period there were a total of 2,340 providers who joined the Early Years Register. This data does not include nursery provision within schools. Further data on leavers and joiners can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/joiners-and-leavers-in-the-childcare-sector" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/joiners-and-leavers-in-the-childcare-sector</a>.</p><p>Of the childcare providers who left the Early Years Register between 30 June 2020 and 31 December 2020, 396 (12%) were located in the most deprived areas. Deprivation quintiles are calculated from the Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index rank of the provider’s address.</p><p>The early years sector has benefitted from the continuation of early years entitlement funding during the during the summer and autumn terms in 2020. As private nurseries typically rely on private income for a significant proportion of their income, they are able to furlough their staff via the Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme (CJRS). Further information can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme</a>. As long as the staff meet the other criteria for the scheme, private nurseries are able to furlough their staff via the CJRS if they have experienced a drop in their income either from parents or the government. Eligible nurseries can also benefit from a business rates holiday and can access the business loans as set out by my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Childminders are less likely to be employers and therefore are less likely to be eligible for support via the CJRS. Childminders may find the Self Employment Income Support Scheme more relevant. further information can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-a-grant-through-the-coronavirus-covid-19-self-employment-income-support-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-a-grant-through-the-coronavirus-covid-19-self-employment-income-support-scheme</a>.</p><p>There is little evidence of current, actual, failure in the early years market. Whilst we recognise that the early years sector has been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, we have not yet seen localised failure of the market at any time in any local authority. Most importantly, we have not seen a significant number of parents unable to secure a childcare place since early years settings re-opened fully on 1 June 2020.</p><p>We continue to work with the early years sector to understand how they can best be supported to ensure that sufficient safe, appropriate and affordable childcare is available to those who need it now, and for all families who need it in the longer term<em>.</em></p>
unstar this property answering member printed Baroness Berridge more like this
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HL12573 more like this
HL12578 more like this
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less than 2021-02-10T17:39:01.367Zmore like thismore than 2021-02-10T17:39:01.367Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Berridge more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie more like this
1279918
unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2021-01-25more like thismore than 2021-01-25
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Department for Education remove filter
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Pre-school Education: Closures remove filter
unstar this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many early education providers (1) have closed in the last six months in England, and (2) have closed in the last six months in areas of England with the highest level of income deprivation according to the English Indices of Deprivation. more like this
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Lord Watson of Invergowrie more like this
star this property uin HL12578 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2021-02-10more like thismore than 2021-02-10
star this property answer text <p>Ofsted publish data monthly on joiners and leavers in the childcare sector, which we have used as a proxy for providers that may have closed.</p><p>Between 30 June 2020 and 31 December 2020, there were a total of 3,202 childcare providers who left the Early Years Register across all provider types. However, this should be considered in conjunction with those who joined the Early Years Register to understand the net impact on the childcare market. Over the same time period there were a total of 2,340 providers who joined the Early Years Register. This data does not include nursery provision within schools. Further data on leavers and joiners can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/joiners-and-leavers-in-the-childcare-sector" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/joiners-and-leavers-in-the-childcare-sector</a>.</p><p>Of the childcare providers who left the Early Years Register between 30 June 2020 and 31 December 2020, 396 (12%) were located in the most deprived areas. Deprivation quintiles are calculated from the Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index rank of the provider’s address.</p><p>The early years sector has benefitted from the continuation of early years entitlement funding during the during the summer and autumn terms in 2020. As private nurseries typically rely on private income for a significant proportion of their income, they are able to furlough their staff via the Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme (CJRS). Further information can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme</a>. As long as the staff meet the other criteria for the scheme, private nurseries are able to furlough their staff via the CJRS if they have experienced a drop in their income either from parents or the government. Eligible nurseries can also benefit from a business rates holiday and can access the business loans as set out by my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Childminders are less likely to be employers and therefore are less likely to be eligible for support via the CJRS. Childminders may find the Self Employment Income Support Scheme more relevant. further information can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-a-grant-through-the-coronavirus-covid-19-self-employment-income-support-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-a-grant-through-the-coronavirus-covid-19-self-employment-income-support-scheme</a>.</p><p>There is little evidence of current, actual, failure in the early years market. Whilst we recognise that the early years sector has been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, we have not yet seen localised failure of the market at any time in any local authority. Most importantly, we have not seen a significant number of parents unable to secure a childcare place since early years settings re-opened fully on 1 June 2020.</p><p>We continue to work with the early years sector to understand how they can best be supported to ensure that sufficient safe, appropriate and affordable childcare is available to those who need it now, and for all families who need it in the longer term<em>.</em></p>
unstar this property answering member printed Baroness Berridge more like this
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HL12573 more like this
HL12575 more like this
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less than 2021-02-10T17:39:01.413Zmore like thismore than 2021-02-10T17:39:01.413Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Berridge more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-01-07more like thismore than 2020-01-07
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Department for Education remove filter
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Pre-school Education: Closures remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many maintained nurseries have closed in each of the last five years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency York Central more like this
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Rachael Maskell more like this
star this property uin 1088 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-01-13more like thismore than 2020-01-13
star this property answer text <p>Between 1 January 2015 and 1 January 2020[1], 25 maintained nursery schools have closed. The table below sets out the number of outright closures and closures in order to merge with another school (amalgamation) in each of the past five years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Maintaned nursery schools that have closed</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Maintaned nursery schools that have closed for amalgamation</strong></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>[1] This data has been taken from Get Information about Schools (GIAS, the Department’s register of schools). Responsibility for updating GIAS is shared between the Department, schools, and local authorities and therefore we cannot guarantee the accuracy of this data.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
unstar this property answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
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less than 2020-01-13T14:49:19.79Zmore like thismore than 2020-01-13T14:49:19.79Z
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star this property label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Rachael Maskell more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-10-16more like thismore than 2019-10-16
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Department for Education remove filter
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Pre-school Education: Closures remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Ofsted registered (a) nurseries and (b) childminders have closed for business in each of the last 12 months. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Batley and Spen more like this
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Tracy Brabin more like this
star this property uin 1120 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-10-21more like thisremove minimum value filter
star this property answer text <p>This is a matter for Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. I have asked her to write to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
unstar this property answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 1118 more like this
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less than 2019-10-21T16:13:09.707Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-21T16:13:09.707Z
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star this property label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Tracy Brabin more like this