Our recent joint online survey received 845 responses from nurseries, which highlighted the importance of safety and safeguarding among early years staff, as well as concerns around issues such as the use of CCTV in settings.
While 645 nurseries said they had received feedback from Ofsted about their physical security measures, just 44 of those surveyed said they were ‘100 per cent confident’ about the criteria Ofsted uses regarding physical security in an inspection.
Other findings show that nurseries have mixed views on the use of CCTV in settings, although more than half of respondents see it as a positive tool to protect the nursery and team (54 per cent).
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