Stephen Morgan corrected a written answer on Childcare

23 September 2024 · Commons written answer · Department for Education

James Wild (Conservative, North West Norfolk) asked written question 3133 on 30 August 2024. Stephen Morgan answered on 9 September 2024 for the Department for Education, and Stephen Morgan corrected the answer on 23 September 2024. The figure 34,300 in the original became 347,300 in the correction, higher by 313,000. Altogether 2 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many additional staff will be required in September 2024 for the expanded childcare offer.

Original and corrected answer

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Original	Corrected
The department knows that to deliver the expanded early years entitlements, the sector will need additional staff. In total, the department estimated that compared to 2023, the new entitlements will create an increased need for workers in the region of 9,000 in September 2024. In 2023, the number of staff increased by 12,900 (4%), from 334,400 in 2022, to ~~34,300~~ in 2023. This was before the department introduced interventions to support the growth of the workforce.	The department knows that to deliver the expanded early years entitlements, the sector will need additional staff. In total, the department estimated that compared to 2023, the new entitlements will create an increased need for workers in the region of 9,000 in September 2024. In 2023, the number of staff increased by 12,900 (4%), from 334,400 in 2022, to 347,300 in 2023. This was before the department introduced interventions to support the growth of the workforce.

Original

Corrected

The department knows that to deliver the expanded early years entitlements, the sector will need additional staff. In total, the department estimated that compared to 2023, the new entitlements will create an increased need for workers in the region of 9,000 in September 2024.
In 2023, the number of staff increased by 12,900 (4%), from 334,400 in 2022, to ~~34,300~~ in 2023. This was before the department introduced interventions to support the growth of the workforce.

The department knows that to deliver the expanded early years entitlements, the sector will need additional staff. In total, the department estimated that compared to 2023, the new entitlements will create an increased need for workers in the region of 9,000 in September 2024.
In 2023, the number of staff increased by 12,900 (4%), from 334,400 in 2022, to 347,300 in 2023. This was before the department introduced interventions to support the growth of the workforce.

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