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Ofsted calls for stronger 'oversight' of large providers

Monday, November 1, 2021

| Nursery World

Ofsted is calling for stronger regulatory powers to ensure early years providers with multiple settings are having a positive impact on children.

Early years providers have much to celebrate

Opinion

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

| Nursery World

Feedback from the new inspections is heartening, writes Gill Jones

Ofsted to look again at re-inspection of 'requires improvement' childminders

News

Friday, November 13, 2015

| Nursery World

Ofsted’s national lead for early years has agreed to follow-up on concerns that ‘requires improvement’ childminders, unlike nurseries, could wait years to be re-inspected.

Play is back! Long live play!

Opinion

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

| Nursery World

While there was a lot to celebrate in Ofsted's annual early years report, Sir Michael Wilshaw's drive for more of the poorest twos in schools is more of a challenge, says Penny Tassoni

Exclusive: Minibeasts and the Big Bad Wolf

Opinion

Monday, July 13, 2015

| Nursery World

As Ofsted publishes its second Early Years Annual Report, Nick Hudson looks at how early years settings need to balance teaching and play in a child’s early years

Children's centre groups make progress in latest inspections

News

Thursday, June 25, 2015

| Nursery World

More children's centre groups are being judged good or outstanding according to new Ofsted statistics, but nearly half are still below this level.

Nurseries and childminders do better in inspections

News

Thursday, March 26, 2015

| Nursery World

The number of nurseries and childminders rated good and outstanding increased in the last inspection period.

Guide to Ofsted’s new common inspection framework

News

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

| Nursery World

The new common inspection framework applies to all education inspections and will come into force from September 2015.

Children's centres: Why are inspection grades suffering?

News

Monday, January 12, 2015

| Nursery World

The latest Ofsted results for children's centres suggest that performance is poor in comparison to other types of childcare provision. Gabriella Jozwiak investigates the facts behind the figures.

Sector voices concerns over paid-for inspections

News

Monday, December 1, 2014

| Nursery World

Nursery owners have stressed that paid-for inspections, while welcome, must not divert Ofsted from inspecting settings within the set timescales.

NDNA says inspection of schools' twos provision will lack early years focus

News

Friday, October 17, 2014

| Nursery World

The National Day Nurseries Association has raised concerns that schools providing two-year-old provision will not be scrutinised against early years quality assurance by Ofsted.

Inspections must be tailored for the early years

News

Friday, October 10, 2014

| Nursery World

Leading early years organisations have given a positive response to plans for a single inspection framework, but urged Ofsted to ensure that inspections are designed for the early education sector.

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

News

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

News

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

News

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

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.

Fewer than half of children's centres 'good or better'

News

Thursday, September 11, 2014

| Nursery World

Fewer than half of children’s centres in the latest round of inspections were rated good or outstanding, Ofsted figures show.

Ofsted unveils childminder agency handbook

News

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.

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.

Strong backing for separate early years grade in schools

News

Thursday, July 10, 2014

| Nursery World

Ofsted’s decision to introduce separate EYFS judgements in school inspections has received overwhelming support.

Ofsted pilot leads to dramatic drop in complaint-driven inspections

News

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 sector made most complaints about Ofsted

News

Friday, June 13, 2014

| Nursery World

Two-thirds of all complaints against Ofsted were made by early years providers last year.

Government review reveals red tape faced by sector

News

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

| Nursery World

A Government review of the childcare sector highlights the bureaucracy providers face in meeting regulatory requirements.

Exclusive: Ofsted - Data delay exposed

News

Monday, April 21, 2014

| Nursery World

An investigation by the Pre-school Learning Alliance has revealed that data on more than 400 early years inspections was omitted from quarterly statistics published by Ofsted last year due to delays in the publication of inspection reports, Nursery World can exclusively reveal.

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.

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Ofsted calls for stronger 'oversight' of large providers

Early years providers have much to celebrate

Ofsted to look again at re-inspection of 'requires improvement' childminders

Play is back! Long live play!

Exclusive: Minibeasts and the Big Bad Wolf

Children's centre groups make progress in latest inspections

Nurseries and childminders do better in inspections

Guide to Ofsted’s new common inspection framework

Children's centres: Why are inspection grades suffering?

Sector voices concerns over paid-for inspections

NDNA says inspection of schools' twos provision will lack early years focus

Inspections must be tailored for the early years

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

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

Ofsted brings 'requires improvement' inspections in-house

Ofsted figures show notable rise in good and outstanding grades

Fewer than half of children's centres 'good or better'

Ofsted unveils childminder agency handbook

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

Strong backing for separate early years grade in schools

Ofsted pilot leads to dramatic drop in complaint-driven inspections

Early years sector made most complaints about Ofsted

Government review reveals red tape faced by sector

Exclusive: Ofsted - Data delay exposed

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

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