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747612

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of the (a) maintained schools, (b) non-maintained schools, (c) independent schools, (d) providers on the Early Years Register and (e) providers registered with an early years childminder agency which provide early years foundation stage have been assessed as (i) outstanding, (ii) good, (iii) satisfactory and (iv) inadequate.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	2607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>Ofsted is the non-ministerial government department responsible for the inspection of schools and childcare providers and publishes a regular series of statistics relating to inspection on its website, which can be viewed from this link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted/about/statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted/about/statistics</a></p><p>We have informed Ofsted of this question and Her Majesty's Chief Inspector will be writing to the hon. Member in response. A copy of that letter will be placed in the libraries of the House.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 06/07/2017 08:43:59 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

747613

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of early years foundation stage providers have been assessed as (a) outstanding, (b) good, (c) satisfactory and (d) inadequate in (i) each region in England and (ii) England.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	2533
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>Ofsted is the non-ministerial government department responsible for the regulation of early education and childcare providers and publishes a regular series of statistics relating to inspection of this provision on its website, which can be viewed from this link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted/about/statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted/about/statistics</a></p><p>We have informed Ofsted of this question and Her Majesty's Chief Inspector will be writing to the hon. Member in response. A copy of that letter will be placed in the libraries of the House.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 06/07/2017 08:49:13 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

748138

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what number and proportion of children have been assessed as (a) meeting, (b) exceeding and (c) not yet reaching expected levels of development at the end of the Early Years Foundation Stage in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	2916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The data requested is published in the ‘Early years foundation stage profile results: 2015 to 2016’ statistical first release: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/early-years-foundation-stage-profile-results-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/early-years-foundation-stage-profile-results-2015-to-2016</a>.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/07/2017 09:59:46 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

748551

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of places that will be available under the 30 hours free childcare scheme from September 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	3205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Childcare Act 2016 places a duty on local authorities to secure free childcare for qualifying children and therefore monitor supply and demand at a local level. We anticipate a high level of demand for 30 hours free childcare. Our twelve early delivery areas have demonstrated that 30 hours is popular with parents and that providers have been positive about offering places to working parents.</p><p> </p><p>We are making record investments in the government’s free childcare offer: over £1 billion more per year by 2020. This includes £300 million per year for a significant increase to the hourly rates paid for two, three and four-year-old entitlement. From April 2017, the national average funding rates also increased to £4.94 for three and four-year-olds and £5.39 for two-year-olds. We are also investing £100m in capital funding to create nearly 18,000 additional places for eligible children to help meet demand from hardworking parents. This investment will support even more providers to deliver 30 hours.</p><p> </p><p>In addition our national delivery contractor, Childcare Works, are supporting all local authorities to ensure they are ready to deliver the required number of free places in September 2017. Local authorities report that they have benefitted from support with estimating demand and supply in their local areas.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 3295 question first answered 10/07/2017 16:11:16 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

748552

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the likely level of demand for places under the 30 hours free childcare scheme from September 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	3295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Childcare Act 2016 places a duty on local authorities to secure free childcare for qualifying children and therefore monitor supply and demand at a local level. We anticipate a high level of demand for 30 hours free childcare. Our twelve early delivery areas have demonstrated that 30 hours is popular with parents and that providers have been positive about offering places to working parents.</p><p> </p><p>We are making record investments in the government’s free childcare offer: over £1 billion more per year by 2020. This includes £300 million per year for a significant increase to the hourly rates paid for two, three and four-year-old entitlement. From April 2017, the national average funding rates also increased to £4.94 for three and four-year-olds and £5.39 for two-year-olds. We are also investing £100m in capital funding to create nearly 18,000 additional places for eligible children to help meet demand from hardworking parents. This investment will support even more providers to deliver 30 hours.</p><p> </p><p>In addition our national delivery contractor, Childcare Works, are supporting all local authorities to ensure they are ready to deliver the required number of free places in September 2017. Local authorities report that they have benefitted from support with estimating demand and supply in their local areas.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 3205 question first answered 10/07/2017 16:11:16 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

750104

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Nursery Nurses: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the average wage paid to nursery nurses in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	3757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The department does not set pay and conditions for the early years workforce, which is predominantly made up of private and voluntary sector businesses. However, the mean average salary of full-time nursery nurses employed in all state funded schools in each of the past 5 years is provided in the following table. The source of this information is the School Workforce Census which is an annual survey collected in November each year. Salaries are rounded to the nearest £100.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mean Salary</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>£19,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£19,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£20,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>£20,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>£20,500</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 14/07/2017 10:46:06 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

750105

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Nursery Nurses: Qualifications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what qualifications are held by nursery nurses at each employment level.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	3758
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>Based on the 2016 Survey of Childcare and Early Years Providers in England, we estimate that, excluding head teachers, senior managers and early years co-ordinators, 77% of group-based staff, 73% of nursery staff and 69% of reception staff were qualified to at least level 3. Again excluding head teachers, senior managers and early years co-ordinators, 7% of group based staff, 15% of nursery staff and 26% of reception staff were qualified to at least level 6. These figures include teaching staff, nursery nurses and other staff involved in the delivery of childcare and early years provision.’ The Survey is available online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2016</a>.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 14/07/2017 10:42:50 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

750106

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many local authorities have made representation to her Department on their ability to deliver 30 hours free childcare to all applicable children from September 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	3759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The department works closely with our national delivery contractor, Childcare Works, in supporting all local authorities (LA) to ensure they are ready to deliver from September 2017. LAs who have specific needs are offered targeted support packages. Each LA has a dedicated programme adviser assigned by Childcare Works to support them in their preparations for delivery.</p><p> </p><p>We are making record investments in the government’s free childcare offer: over £1 billion more per year by 2020. This includes £300 million per year for a significant increase to the hourly rates paid for two, three and four-year-old entitlement. From April 2017, the national average funding rates also increased to £4.94 for three and four-year-olds and £5.39 for two-year-olds. We are also investing £100m in capital funding to create nearly 18,000 additional places for eligible children to help meet demand from hardworking parents. This investment will support even more providers to deliver 30 hours.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 14/07/2017 10:38:28 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

750107

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has given to nurseries and childcare providers on charging for (a) meals, (b) activities, (c) nappies and (d) any other items outwith the 30 free hours of childcare provided from September 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	3760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The department’s revised Early Education and Childcare Statutory Guidance for Local Authorities provides clear guidance to local authorities and providers in delivering the existing free entitlements for two, three and four-year-olds and the 30 hours extended entitlement.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/596460/early_education_and_childcare_statutory_guidance_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/596460/early_education_and_childcare_statutory_guidance_2017.pdf</a>.</p><p>The guidance clearly sets out that providers can charge parents for meals, consumables (such as nappies and sun cream) and for additional activities (such as trips and yoga), as long as parents are not required to pay any fee as a condition of taking up their child’s free entitlement place. In April, the department also published Operational Guidance, providing practical examples and case studies of how the free entitlements can be delivered, including examples of charging models.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/610170/Operational_guidance.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/610170/Operational_guidance.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 14/07/2017 11:30:30 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

750772

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to annually review funding levels to local authorities for the provision of 30 hours free childcare until 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	4347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is investing £1 billion extra every year for the early years entitlements, including over £300 million a year to increase local authorities hourly funding rates. Local authorities are required to pass the vast majority of their funding on to early years providers so that they can deliver the 30 hours of childcare for working parents and other entitlements on a sustainable and high-quality basis.</p><p>The Government’s increased level of funding is based on the “Review of Childcare Costs” which looked at both the current costs of childcare provision and the implications of future cost pressures including the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage. Recent research conducted by Frontier Economics, calculated the average hourly costs of providing childcare for three and four year olds, and the Government’s new funding rates compare very favourably to these.</p><p>We will keep under review the data underpinning the new Early Years National Funding Formula, which is used to distribute funding for the early years entitlements.</p><p>The Government is also providing guidance, tools and support for providers to help make their businesses more financially sustainable and operate efficiently.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 4200 4346 question first answered 17/07/2017 16:51:56 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin