Ofsted paper chase disrupts nurseries

By Alison Mercer, Nursery World, 11 October 2001

Disgruntled nursery owners in England have complained that Ofsted's Early Years Directorate has caused them disruption and delay by returning their applications for police checks and asking them to re-apply using Ofsted stationery. The Directorate's decision has affected nursery managers who applied to their local social services departments for staff to be police-checked before Ofsted took over the job of regulating daycare.

Disgruntled nursery owners in England have complained that Ofsted's Early Years Directorate has caused them disruption and delay by returning their applications for police checks and asking them to re-apply using Ofsted stationery. The Directorate's decision has affected...

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