Early years providers sceptical Ofsted's new complaints process will be fairer
In response to the news that the inspectorate has updated its complaints procedure to handle...
In response to the news that the inspectorate has updated its complaints procedure to handle...
Ofsted has appointed Dame Christine Gilbert, a former chief inspector of Ofsted, to to lead an...
Ofsted has updated its complaints process to allow providers to seek a review of their inspection...
More than 80 per cent of teachers think Ofsted should be replaced with a new system, with just 4 per...
Ofsted has extended its ‘Big Listen’ consultation to children.
Ofsted has accused organisations and individuals profiting from inspection preparation of creating...
Ofsted’s Big Listen, which seeks the views of the education and social care sectors, along with...
Storal’s Farley Sparsholt outdoor nursery has been downgraded from Outstanding to Inadequate in its...
The award-winning Pen Green Children’s Centre in Corby has regained its ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted grade...
MPs have called for a review into Ofsted’s single-word inspection judgements for schools, such as...
MPs have concluded their inquiry into Ofsted's work with schools.
Ofsted has commited to taking a more compassionate approach to inspections within its response to...
Ofsted has added guidance on when pausing an inspection may be appropriate within its Early Years...
Schools that are found to be inadequate solely on safeguarding grounds, will receive no further...
The new chief inspector of Ofsted has halted routine Ofsted inspections in schools until later in...
The sector has expressed its shock at the news that renowned Pen Green Children’s Centre has been...
The renowned Pen Green Children’s Centre in Corby has been downgraded to Inadequate in its latest...
Ofsted’s chief inspector, Amanda Spielman, has apologised to Ruth Perry’s family for the ‘distress’...
An Ofsted inspection ‘contributed’ to the death of head teacher Ruth Perry who took her own life in...
Early years providers will be able to contact Ofsted to raise concerns following an inspection, in...
Ofsted outlines why giving all children ‘the best start in life’ is leading its strategic...
Catherine Gaunt spoke to Wendy Ratcliff, Ofsted's Principal Officer for Early Education, about the...
Ofsted’s annual report highlights the impact of the early years workforce crisis on the sector, and...
The number of early years places has fallen by 17,800 in the last year, according to the latest...
Following scrutiny by the Education Committee, Sir Martyn Oliver has been 'endorsed' as Ofsted’s new...
Rutland childminder agency is to close at the end of November after it was re-inspected by Ofsted in...
Sir Martyn Oliver has been recommended as the new chief inspector of Ofsted by the education...
Official figures from Ofsted show the number of childcare providers and places has fallen since last...
We asked two early years providers to share their views
The workforce across the OECD is ‘struggling to keep up’ with the demand for childcare places,...
Ofsted has today (Monday 12 June) launched a consultation on plans to ‘significantly’ change its...
Delegates at the National Day Nurseries Association annual conference spoke about the ‘culture of...
The sector has expressed its frustration at Ofsted for failing to recognise the impact of...
Most early years providers would back the scrapping of single-word Ofsted judgements, according to...
Busy Bees’ Altrincham setting has been rated inadequate after inspectors found children were left to...
The sector has called NW’s Ofsted survey findings, which showed hundreds of providers experience...
With inspections back in full swing post-pandemic, some early years settings are voicing serious...
Many early years respondents to Nursery World's survey highlight negative experiences of inspections...
Childcare is increasingly expensive, while quality is being driven down, thanks to the growth of big...
The National Education Union is sponsoring a ‘timely and urgent’ independent inquiry into Ofsted to...
The sector has accused Ofsted’s chief inspector, Amanda Spielman, of forgetting about the early...
Ofsted has confirmed it is making changes to its complaints process and safeguarding in light of...
Is Ofsted fit-for-purpose, what needs to change? We want to hear about your experiences.
Ofsted’s chief inspector Amanda Spielman has put out a statement in reaction to the death of a...
The National Education Union (NEU) is to hand in a petition to the Department for Education asking...
A headteacher of an infant and nursery school is planning to boycott an Ofsted inspection tomorrow...
Labour's shadow education secretary has announced plans to replace Ofsted grades for schools with a...
Ofsted is expanding its curriculum unit to include two new leads for early education.
Tina Maltman, operations manager at Childminding UK, dispels the myth that Ofsted do not require...
A childminding agency has been rated ‘ineffective’ leaving local authorities considering withdrawing...