Select Committee · Education Committee
Early Years: Improving Support for Children and Families
Status: Open
Opened: 4 Sep 2025
Early years safeguarding Safeguarding in early years sector: Education Committee launches additional call for evidence The Education Committee has expanded its ongoing inquiry into the early years sector to examine how safeguarding can be strengthened in nurseries and all forms of care of young children. It follows recent high-profile cases of children being abused by …
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 2026 | Ann Graham · Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS), Clare Reid · Early Years Alliance, Clare Roberts OBE · National Partnership in Early Learning and Childcare, Jayne Coward · Ofsted, Mike Short · UNISON | View ↗ |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Beatrice Merrick · Early Education, Ka Lai Brightley-Hodges · Coram PACEY, Neil Leitch OBE · Early Years Alliance, Purnima Tanuku CBE · National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) | View ↗ |
| 11 Nov 2025 | Dr Tammy Campbell · Education Policy Institute, Lydia Hodges · Coram Family and Childcare, Professor Eva Lloyd · The University of East London (UEL), Sarah Tillotson · Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) | View ↗ |