Busy Bees nursery rated inadequate due to safeguarding concerns
A setting operated by the country's largest nursery chain, Busy Bees Childcare, has been downgraded...
Inspection
Ofsted figures show ongoing fall in childcare provider numbers
The number of providers has continued to fall, the latest data shows, with 4 per cent fewer early...
Ofsted updates early years inspection handbook ahead of EYFS reforms
Ofsted has made some updates to the early years inspection handbook, with changes due to come into...
Amanda Spielman’s role as Ofsted chief inspector extended to 2023
Ofsted’s chief inspector Amanda Spielman will remain in post for a further two years to oversee the...
Majority of parents believe their child’s school has handled Covid-19 well
Nearly nine out of 10 parents think their child’s school has handled the pandemic well, according to...
Ofsted to restart inspections in some early years settings from 4 May
Ofsted will resume graded inspections of some registered early years providers from 4 May, it has...
Coronavirus: More details of return to early years inspections set out
Gill Jones, Ofsted deputy director for schools and early years, has set out Ofsted’s plans for ‘a...
Ofsted: Early years assurance inspections cancelled, ahead of return to full inspection
Ofsted has cancelled plans to restart early years assurance inspections next month.
Business - New regime
What are the new rules and dispensations on inspection under the current restrictions? Melanie...
Ofsted delays return to early years assurance visits and on-site school inspections
Ofsted has paused assurance visits to early years settings, and will carry out school inspections...
Ofsted to change the way early years providers report coronavirus cases and serious incidents
Childcare providers reporting serious childcare incidents to Ofsted, including confirmed cases of...
Ofsted: More details on early years assurance inspections set out
New guidance on the programme of ‘assurance’ inspections for early years providers, starting in...
Exclusive: Ofsted to explore why nursery groups fare better in inspections
Ofsted is to explore why settings that are part of larger nursery groups are more likely to be...
Ofsted plans 'phased return' to inspections in summer 2021
Inspections in nurseries, schools and further education providers will be phased in from the summer...
Ofsted chief flags up concern about risks to vulnerable children in the pandemic
Ofsted’s chief inspector Amanda Spielman has raised concerns that the pandemic has left vulnerable...
Nurseries say interim Ofsted visits during Covid are unfair
Nursery owners have raised concerns about the way Ofsted reports the findings of interim visits on...
Ofsted: Early years inspections to move to 'six-year window'
Ofsted has set out plans to change the inspection cycle for early years providers, so that all...
Ofsted chief highlights ‘Covid pressure cooker’ on vulnerable families
Chief inspector Amanda Spielman has issued a stark warning about the risks to vulnerable babies...
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Parental anxiety leads to rise in parents choosing to home school children - Ofsted
Schools are working hard to make sure children catch up with learning lost during lockdown, but are...
Campaigners express frustration over Government’s refusal to register nannies
Campaigners fighting to register and regulate the nanny sector have expressed ‘further frustration’...
Leadership Under the EIF: Building Confidence – Empower staff
Giving staff confidence in their own abilities will help them during an inspection, writes Annette...
Coronavirus: Ofsted plans to bring back EYFS learning and development requirements
Early years providers will need to meet the learning and development requirements of the EYFS in...
Campaigners issue warning over unregulated childcare and call for Ofsted registration for nannies
Using unregulated nannies to solve the childcare crisis could pose serious potential risk to...
Leadership Under the EIF: In partnership
Annette Rawstrone finds out how holistic practice means working with others, both inside and beyond...
Coronavirus: Ofsted to visit settings, ahead of a return to education inspection in January 2021
Ofsted will start to visit early years settings, schools and colleges from the autumn, with a return...
Childminder numbers continue to fall in Ofsted pre-lockdown latest figures
The latest Ofsted childcare providers and inspections report, to 31 March 2020, reveals childminder...
A new job description for Ofsted inspectors?
With Ofsted inspections on hold, Dr Helen Edwards looks at how inspectors could support settings as...
Leadership for the EIF: Monitoring Staff - In progress
What does performance management entail and how does it help staff, when preparing for inspection...
Leadership: Staff Well-Being - Well supported
Staff well-being is more of a focus than ever under the new Education Inspection Framework. Annette...
Ofsted consultation on complaints process extended
Ofsted has extended the deadline on its consultation on post-inspection arrangements, such as...
Ofsted figures show ongoing fall in childminders - but childcare places stable
The number of childminders has fallen by a fifth since 2015, the latest Ofsted statistics show.
Coronavirus: Ofsted suspends routine inspections and teaching union calls for school closures
Ofsted has suspended all routine inspections of early years providers, schools and further education...
Nursery Management: Inspection - In the frame
Pennie Akehurst, managing director of Early Years Fundamentals, discusses the changes she has seen...
A guide to Ofsted registration - Registration revised
Ofsted launched a revised registration system in February after complaints about its old one. So how...
Coronavirus: Call for early years inspections to be put on hold
Ofsted is being urged to temporarily suspend routine early years inspections in light of the ongoing...
Ofsted consults on complaints process for early years settings
A new Ofsted consultation is asking practitioners for their views on how Ofsted handles complaints.
Ofsted makes registration process more straightforward for childcarers
Ofsted has updated its online registration system to make the process easier for early years...
Leadership - Age of reason
In the first of a new series on good leadership and management under the Education Inspection...
Ofsted annual report highlights changing childcare market
The early years sector is experiencing an ongoing fall in the number of childminders, while an...
Ofsted: best practice guide – managing behaviour - Model behaviour
Managing behaviour is a huge topic, for which a sound knowledge of child development is crucial....
‘Journey to Outstanding may be harder’
More than 80 per cent of providers are Good or Outstanding under Ofsted’s new inspection framework,...
More than 80 per cent of providers good or outstanding under EIF
Speaking today at the Nursery World Business Summit, Pennie Akehurst, managing director of Early...
New inspections welcomed by nurseries
Early years settings that have been inspected under the new framework are largely positive about...
Ofsted: best practice guide – managing risk - Risk benefit
Ofsted has said that settings need to be bolder with incorporating risk into activities. Jack and...
Labour pledges to scrap Ofsted
A Labour Government would axe Ofsted and replace it with local authority ‘health checks' for...
Nursery Management: Management - CoEL for staff
The Characteristics of Effective Learning aren’t just central to children’s development, but are...
Ofsted: best practice guide – parents - Getting parents on board
How The Village Nursery and Pre-School in Cheshire involves parents in nursery life and their...
Equip yourself for the new inspection framework at Nursery World's conference
Join us at our Birmingham conference, on 6 December, to find out what the new Ofsted Education...
INSTED not Ofsted…
A new campaign for a better nursery and schooling system is needed, argue Richard Brinton and...
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