Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful prosecutions Ofsted have brought against early years providers who did not take the action required in a welfare requirements notice in each of the last three years.

Ofsted is the non-ministerial government department responsible for the regulation of childcare providers in England. Ofsted is responsible for notifying providers of action needed to address failings identified in inspections and for taking subsequent enforcement action where appropriate. 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 Library of the House.