questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many rural early years settings have closed in each of the last five years; and what proportion of those were operating from shared or temporary premises.
answerText: In 2026/27, the department expects to provide over £9.5 billion for the early years entitlements, more than doubling annual public investment in the early years sector compared to 2023/24, as we have successfully rolled out the expansion of government-fun...
heading: Pre-school Education: Rural Areas