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Early years settings, schools and colleges will share common inspection framework

Thursday, October 9, 2014

| Nursery World

Early years settings will be inspected under a new common inspection framework alongside schools and further education colleges, in plans put out for consultation by Ofsted today.

Sector criticises Ofsted move to potential 30-month wait for first inspection

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Monday, October 6, 2014

| Nursery World

The early years sector has given a mixed reaction to changes to inspections set out by Ofsted early years director Nick Hudson and revealed on Nursery World online.

Ofsted brings 'requires improvement' inspections in-house

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Friday, September 26, 2014

| Nursery World

Ofsted’s own in-house inspectors will take on responsibility for re-inspecting 'requires improvement 'nurseries in place of outside contractors Prospects and Tribal, Nursery World can exclusively reveal.

Ofsted figures show notable rise in good and outstanding grades

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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.

Ofsted to run consultation on paid-for inspection details

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Monday, September 22, 2014

| Nursery World

Ofsted is to consult in the next few months on the procedures and cost for paid-for early years inspections.

Ofsted unveils childminder agency handbook

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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

| Nursery World

Ofsted has published its new Childminder agency handbook, along with the application forms that people will need if they wish to apply to become an agency.

General Election - The state of play for families

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Monday, August 25, 2014

| Nursery World

A 'stocktake' of family-focused policies from the three main political parties provides some insight into where their priorities lie. Chief executive of charity 4Children Anne Longfield explains.

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

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Monday, August 4, 2014

| Nursery World

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

SEND code gains parliamentary approval

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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

| Nursery World

New statutory guidance on how early years providers should support children with special educational needs and disabilities has been approved by Parliament.

Ofsted confirms separate grades for early years in schools

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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

| Nursery World

Early years provision in schools will be graded separately from September, Ofsted has confirmed.

Ofsted figures show small rise in good and outstanding grades

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Thursday, June 26, 2014

| Nursery World

The proportion of nurseries and childminders awarded a grade of outstanding or good by Ofsted has increased slightly, but so has the percentage deemed inadequate.

Ofsted pilot leads to dramatic drop in complaint-driven inspections

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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

| Nursery World

Ofsted’s one-month pilot to cut the number of complaint-driven inspections resulted in 13 fewer inspections every day last month.

Early years key time for new SEN plans, says minister

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Thursday, June 19, 2014

| Nursery World

Reforms aimed at improving access to services for special needs children have been called the ‘biggest challenge of our generation’ by the minister introducing them.