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43528

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of workplace nurseries available to staff in (a) his Department and (b) his Department's executive agencies or non-departmental public bodies in (i) 2010, (ii) 2013-14 and (iii) 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	192442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education, its executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies do not provide workplace nurseries for staff.</p><p>The Department's approach to childcare support focuses on providing flexibility for staff in arranging childcare provision. As part of the overall benefits package, the Department provides a childcare voucher scheme to help cover the cost of nursery and pre-school for children under school age and forms of out of school care for school age children. This enables staff with childcare responsibilities to be more flexible as to when and where they access childcare support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

44361

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made for the number of three and four year olds who will benefit from his new early years premium; what the eligibility criteria is for those children; how those three and four year olds will be identified; what amount will be attached to each child; how the premium will be administered; whether all early years settings will be eligible to receive the premium for children in their care; and how many years that funding is guaranteed for.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	192995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2014 answer text <p>The purpose of the £50 million funding through a Pupil Premium for early years, which the Government announced on 18 March, is to improve early years provision for disadvantaged three and four year-olds. We will consult on delivery of the Premium, including the eligibility criteria, prior to its introduction in April 2015. Funding decisions beyond 2015-16 will be determined in a future Parliament.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 27/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

45235

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department last visited a private, voluntary or independent sector childcare setting in an official capacity.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	193816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>Records show that the most recent visits undertaken to PVI provision by Ministers in the Department for Education are as follows.</p><p>I visited Little Rainbows Day Nursery on 20 March 2014. My Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, visited Norwood Kennedy Leigh Family Centre in November 2013.</p><p>It should be noted that we do not keep records of the specific business model of every nursery or childcare setting Ministers visit. Therefore, it is possible that other visits have been undertaken, details of which are not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

45246

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of employees in his Department of each (a) Civil Service pay grade and (b) gender work (i) reduced hours, (ii) flexi-time, (iii) from home, (iv) a compressed working week, (v) job share, (vi) term-time only and (vii) part-time.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	193961
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education recognises the key role played by flexible working patterns in recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce. Managers are required to ensure staff can achieve a good work-life balance and that business objectives are delivered through a positive approach to flexible working patterns. Working patterns are reviewed regularly to ensure that any arrangements meet business needs. The working patterns that are supported within the Department are:</p><p>a) Compressed hours working</p><p>b) Flexitime working</p><p>c) Home working</p><p>d) Job sharing</p><p>e) Partial retirement</p><p>f) Part-time working (also referred to as reduced hours working)</p><p>g) Part-year working (also includes term-time working)</p><p> </p><p>Working patterns (a) to (e) are agreed locally with line managers and, therefore, records are not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>The following table provides information on the pay grade and gender of employees working full-time, part-time, full-time part-year and part-time part-year:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Department for Education (DfE) headcount by grade, gender and working pattern</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Headcount</p></td><td><p>Full-Time %</p></td><td><p>Part-Time %</p></td><td><p>Full-Time Part-Year %</p></td><td><p>Part-Time Part-Year %</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DfE</p></td><td><p>3,480</p></td><td><p>86.2%</p></td><td><p>13.3%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EA AA SG Band 2</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>100.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EA AO</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>74.7%</p></td><td><p>24.0%</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>630</p></td><td><p>85.2%</p></td><td><p>13.3%</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td><td><p>1.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>665</p></td><td><p>85.9%</p></td><td><p>13.7%</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>762</p></td><td><p>87.9%</p></td><td><p>12.1%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GRADE 7</p></td><td><p>753</p></td><td><p>86.2%</p></td><td><p>13.5%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GRADE 6</p></td><td><p>367</p></td><td><p>87.5%</p></td><td><p>12.5%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS Band 1</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>87.9%</p></td><td><p>11.1%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>1.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS Band 1A</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>100.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS Band 2</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>89.3%</p></td><td><p>10.7%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS Band 3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>100.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>100.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>2,024</p></td><td><p>78.1%</p></td><td><p>21.1%</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p>0.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>1,456</p></td><td><p>97.4%</p></td><td><p>2.5%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Source: DfE, MI as at 28 February 2014</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

46888

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2014, Official Report, column 221W, how many three and four year olds in each parliamentary constituency are accessing the free early years entitlement outside of reception classes.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	195200
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p>This information is provided in the accompanying table, which will also be placed in the House Library.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss attachment 1 file name 195200 Table Sent to Parliament 10.04.14.xlsx title 195200 Table attachment
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

47035

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of childminder agencies that will be established in September (a) 2014 and (b) 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	195337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>The childminder agency legislation is enabling. Childminder agencies will be independent of government, and it will be for organisations themselves to decide if and when to enter this market. We have therefore not estimated the number of childminder agencies that will successfully register with Ofsted in September 2014 or 2015.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

47036

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of average changes to childcare costs following the establishment of childminder agencies.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	195338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>We are putting in place legislation to enable organisations to register as childminder agencies (CMAs) in order to increase the number of childminders available and improve choice and affordability for parents, as part of reforms to increase the supply of childcare places.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

47038

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department has spent on independent survey packs sent from IPSOS Mori and Ecorys to childminders since the childminder agency pilot began; how many such packs have been sent out to (a) childminders and (b) parents; in which areas have such packs been sent out; how many surveys have been returned by (i) childminders and (ii) parents to date; and what results have been received to date on the likelihood of (A) childminders and (B) parents using a childminder agency.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	195335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>The budget for the six month long evaluation of the childminder agency (CMA) trials, including surveys, is £115,445 exclusive of VAT. The research as a whole is intended to gather findings from the trials to inform policy development and registration requirements for CMAs, which will be set out in future regulations.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

47039

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many early years providers with exemptions from the early years foundation stage are funded to provide early education places to two, three and four year olds.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	195336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p>According to the information that the Department for Education holds, we are aware that forty three early years providers, who have been granted full or partial exemptions from the learning and development requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, are in receipt of early education funding.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the exemption process for early years providers is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-early-years-foundation-stage-eyfs-learning-and-development-requirements-guidance-on-exemptions-for-early-years-providers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-early-years-foundation-stage-eyfs-learning-and-development-requirements-guidance-on-exemptions-for-early-years-providers</a></p><p> </p><p>As the published information above states, to be granted an exemption, independent schools have to meet the quality threshold of ‘good' or better judgment in the school's most recent inspection report; meet the other conditions set in the Secretary of State's Direction (which is to notify parents and the local authority) and notify the Department of their intention to take up the exemption.</p><p> </p><p>Providers who are governed by principles of learning and development that cannot be reconciled with the learning and development requirements of the EYFS have to submit an application to the Secretary of State, demonstrating how their principles of learning and development conflicts with the EYFS and meet the other conditions set by the Secretary of State which is to notify parents and the local authority of their intention.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

47040

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to early education and childcare, what estimate he has made of the number of new childcare providers which will enter the market as a result of changes made to regulations under section 7 of the Childcare Act 2006 in section 3.4 of the Consultation on proposed changes to the role of the local authority.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	195377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education has not made an estimate of the number of new childcare providers who may choose to enter the childcare market as a result of these reforms.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell