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Ofsted: Early years inspections to move to 'six-year window'

Thursday, November 12, 2020

| Nursery World

Ofsted has set out plans to change the inspection cycle for early years providers, so that all nurseries, pre-schools and childminders will be inspected within six years of their last inspection.

Nurseries say DfE ratio figures don't add up

News

Friday, May 31, 2013

| Nursery World

The early years sector has slammed the Department for Education's (DfE) financial analysis of the ratio proposals as a 'fantasy'.

LONG READ: Nurseries say some inspectors have a ‘conflict of interest’

News

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

| Nursery World

Settings are flagging up cases where they claim to have been inspected by someone who runs a nearby nursery or has a history of managing ‘inadequate’ provision. By Katy Morton

The early years sector tells Ofsted: 'This is what we want'

News

Monday, September 16, 2013

| Nursery World

Consistency, transparency, fairness - the same words kept cropping up during the Ofsted Big Conversation meetings held this weekend.

Ofsted renews early years inspection contracts with Tribal and Prospects

News

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

| Nursery World

Ofsted has confirmed that early years inspections will continue to be outsourced to third-party inspection providers.

Ofsted childcare fees set to rise

News

Friday, January 8, 2016

| Nursery World

Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has written to sector organisations to notify them of Government plans to consult on a rise to the annual Ofsted fees for childcare providers.

Education inspection framework 2019: key changes for early years

News

Monday, January 21, 2019

| Nursery World

Nursery World looks in detail at how Ofsted plans to change early years inspection.

‘Journey to Outstanding may be harder’

News

Monday, November 25, 2019

| Nursery World

More than 80 per cent of providers are Good or Outstanding under Ofsted’s new inspection framework, but this trend may not continue, an outcomes analyst has said.

Open letter to Ofsted raises concern over claims of 'harrowing' and 'confusing' early years inspections

News

Monday, November 29, 2021

| Nursery World

Nearly 600 people have signed an open letter to Ofsted raising concerns about the negative inspection experiences of early years settings, maintained nursery schools, and schools, amid claims they are leading to a severe impact on the confidence, morale and wellbeing of practitioners.

Ofsted chief calls for school for disdvantaged two-year-olds

News

Thursday, April 3, 2014

| Nursery World

Sir Michael Wilshaw is to say this morning that the early years system is letting the poorest children down.

Childminding agency rated 'ineffective' putting members' funding at risk

News

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

| Nursery World

A childminding agency has been rated ‘ineffective’ leaving local authorities considering withdrawing funding from hundreds of childminder members.

Ofsted: Government rules in favour of keeping single-word judgements

News

Friday, April 26, 2024

| Nursery World

The Government has said that single-word inspection judgements will stay, despite recommendations from the education select committee of MPs that they should be scrapped and replaced with a more ‘nuanced’ system.

Ofsted to restart inspections in some early years settings from 4 May

News

Monday, March 29, 2021

| Nursery World

Ofsted will resume graded inspections of some registered early years providers from 4 May, it has confirmed today.

Academy chain founder Ofsted appointment challenged

News

Thursday, July 7, 2016

| Nursery World

The education secretary’s favoured candidate for the Ofsted top job has been rejected by a committee of MPs, throwing the appointment into jeopardy.

Ofsted figures show notable rise in good and outstanding grades

News

Thursday, September 25, 2014

| Nursery World

The number of nurseries and childminders awarded good or outstanding grades has risen markedly over the last quarter, the latest Ofsted figures show.

Early years inspections could be merged with schools and FE and skills

News

Monday, August 4, 2014

| Nursery World

Ofsted is considering merging inspections for early years, schools and further education colleges.

Ofsted gets tough on teaching, safeguarding and safety

News

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

| Nursery World

Ofsted's new early years inspection framework, which comes into force on 4 November, will focus on safeguarding, safety and teaching.

Ofsted early years consultation: investment is key, sector says

News

Friday, April 19, 2013

| Nursery World

There has been a mixed response from the early years sector to Ofsted's proposals to increase the frequency of inspections for weaker settings and replace the grade of 'satisfactory' with 'requires improvement'.

Ofsted's chief inspector puts out statement following the death of headteacher Ruth Perry

News

Friday, March 24, 2023

| Nursery World

Ofsted’s chief inspector Amanda Spielman has put out a statement in reaction to the death of a headteacher who took her life after her school was downgraded by inspectors.

Ofsted to bring in changes to post-inspection complaints process from January, as 80 per cent back plans

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Monday, November 27, 2023

| Nursery World

Early years providers will be able to contact Ofsted to raise concerns following an inspection, in changes to the way the inspectorate deals with complaints following inspections.

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Ofsted: Early years inspections to move to 'six-year window'

Nurseries say DfE ratio figures don't add up

LONG READ: Nurseries say some inspectors have a ‘conflict of interest’

The early years sector tells Ofsted: 'This is what we want'

Ofsted renews early years inspection contracts with Tribal and Prospects

Ofsted childcare fees set to rise

Education inspection framework 2019: key changes for early years

‘Journey to Outstanding may be harder’

Open letter to Ofsted raises concern over claims of 'harrowing' and 'confusing' early years inspections

Ofsted chief calls for school for disdvantaged two-year-olds

Childminding agency rated 'ineffective' putting members' funding at risk

Ofsted: Government rules in favour of keeping single-word judgements

Ofsted to restart inspections in some early years settings from 4 May

Academy chain founder Ofsted appointment challenged

Ofsted figures show notable rise in good and outstanding grades

Early years inspections could be merged with schools and FE and skills

Ofsted gets tough on teaching, safeguarding and safety

Ofsted early years consultation: investment is key, sector says

Ofsted's chief inspector puts out statement following the death of headteacher Ruth Perry

Ofsted to bring in changes to post-inspection complaints process from January, as 80 per cent back plans

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