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Childcare minister has visited six nurseries 'officially'

Elizabeth Truss has visited six different early years settings and Sure Start children's centres since May 2010, all graded good or outstanding in their most recent Ofsted inspections.

The number of official visits to nurseries and children's centres made by the minister for education and childcare has been revealed in a parliamentary written answer.

Elizabeth Truss has provided details of the childcare settings and Sure Start children’s centres she has visited in an official capacity since May 2010 in response to a question put to education secretary Michael Gove by shadow children’s minister Sharon Hodgson.

In response, Ms Truss confirmed the name and location of the centres and settings visited by ministers including herself, since the Coalition Government was elected.

Ms Truss has been minister for childcare and education since last September.

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