Education: Nursery and Early Years Debate

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Education: Nursery and Early Years

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Young Carers
Thursday 23rd March 2017

(7 years, 1 month ago)

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Lord Nash Portrait Lord Nash
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Yes, I think that that is the aim. As the noble Baroness says, there is a mixed range of providers and we must ensure that they all have access to the appropriate funding. As I have said, the quality of provision speaks for itself.

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Does my noble friend have confidence in the inspection arrangements that exist for these sectors of education and in the part that they can play in helping to raise standards?

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The inspection arrangements are absolutely essential and Ofsted’s role in this is crucial, so I agree entirely—we have confidence in it.

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