The move comes after the early years sector expressed outrage at the document, published yesterday evening, that stated providers must report any changes to an employees’ health including depression, ‘stress-related’ or emotional issues.
It follows a meeting between the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) and Ofsted in which the NDNA shared the concerns of the sector.
Writing on Twitter, Ofsted said, ‘We've removed our document 'Childcare: reporting signficant events and changes to health' and will review it.’
In response, David Wight, owner of Paintpots Pre-school & Nursery, tweeted, ‘Thank you for listening and acting.’
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