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Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Early Education)

Organisations: Department for Education

Responsibilities

The minister’s responsibilities include:

  • early years education including for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
  • childcare and the home learning environment
  • early years workforce
  • early communication skills and early intervention
  • Best Start Family Hubs and parenting
  • breakfast clubs
  • school food, including free school meals
  • holiday activities and food (HAF) programme
  • school attendance, including register of children who are not in school
  • reception admissions
  • changes to existing schools
  • home-to-school transport
  • mental health support in schools
  • behaviour, preventing bullying and exclusions in schools
  • school uniform
  • young carers
  • independent schools
  • illegal schools
  • faith schools
  • intervention in failing schools and school improvement
  • use of data, digital technology and artificial intelligence (AI) in education
  • use of research, science and evidence at DfE

Previous holders of this role

  1. Olivia Bailey MP

    2025 to 2026

  2. Stephen Morgan MP

    2024 to 2025