Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, (a) on how many occasions and (b) on what dates the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families has visited (i) a maintained nursery school, (ii) a private, voluntary and independent nursery, (iii) a children's centre and (iv) any other childcare setting since his appointment to that role.

I regularly visit early education settings and meet with a wide range of providers. Since my appointment in January 2018, I have visited the following settings:

• Hindley Nursery School, Wigan – 18 January 2018.
• Noah’s Ark Pre School, Little Explorers Nursery, Staffordshire – 1 March 2018.
• Busy Bees Nursery, Westminster – 10 April 2018.
• Rothesay Nursery School, Luton – 26 April 2018.
• Lanterns Nursery School, Hampshire – 24 May 2018.
• Rodney House School, Manchester (2-11 special school) – 5 July 2018.
• Yew Tree Community School and Nursery, Oldham – 15 November 2018.
• Tree House Family Hub, Essex – 29 November 2018.
• Childminder setting, Bromley – 24 January 2019.
• Nad al Hammar Kindergarten, Dubai (World Government Summit) – 11 February 2019.
• Manchester City Football Academy, Manchester (observed session on integration of literacy and early language communication development into sport) – 28 February 2019.