questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press release entitled £4,500 bonus to attract graduate teachers to deprived nurseries, published on 11 June 2026, whether she has made an estimate of the proportion of recipients of the bonus who would have taken up employment in an eligible nursery in the absence of the scheme.
answerText: The early years teacher recognition payment scheme is not just to recruit new early years teachers. It is also designed to boost retention by recognising talented and experienced early years teachers who are already part of the workforce. The department k...
heading: Pre-school Education: Teachers