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'Inadequate' Learndirect stopped from taking new apprentices

Thursday, August 17, 2017

| Nursery World

Learndirect, the biggest provider of childcare apprenticeships, has had its Government funding withdrawn after it was found to be inadequate by Ofsted.

Ofsted: Best Practice Guide - People management

Features

Monday, May 27, 2019

| Nursery World

What is good practice when it comes to managing staff? The Village Nursery Group, based around Manchester, has some tips. By Hannah Crown

Alliance joins DfE and Ofsted to tackle early years workload

News

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

| Nursery World

The Pre-school Learning Alliance has teamed up with the Department for Education and Ofsted to tackle workload pressures on early years staff.

Wales sets out ten-year vision for childcare

News

Thursday, July 18, 2013

| Nursery World

The Welsh Assembly has published its first early years and childcare plan, detailing ways in which it will support families and young children over the next ten years.

Sector responds to cutting red tape review

News

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

| Nursery World

The sector has responded boldly to the Government’s review of the red tape burdening early years provision, amid fears of a ‘tipping point’.

Two early years teacher courses 'require improvement'

News

Thursday, September 28, 2017

| Nursery World

Two early years teacher training providers have been rated 'requires improvement' by Ofsted for two years running.

Childcare providers call for relaxation of qualifications to tackle staffing 'crisis'

News

Thursday, October 19, 2017

| Nursery World

An organisation of independent childcare providers in Ireland is calling for a temporary relaxation of the rules that all childcare staff be qualified to alleviate the sector ‘recruitment crisis’.

Get up to speed with Ofsted inspections

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Thursday, March 2, 2017

| Nursery World

Take an hour at Nursery World North on 5 May to hear about inspection priorities and progress from Ofsted's Gill Jones.

Ofsted: best practice guide–safeguarding - Open and honest

Features

Monday, July 22, 2019

| Nursery World

How can settings ensure that staff are fully trained up on safeguarding procedures? Hannah Crown looks at good practice at Little Rainbows Day Nursery

New Ofsted Inspection Framework: Part 4 - How to achieve strong, responsive leadership

Features

Monday, April 21, 2014

| Nursery World

In the concluding part of her series, Lena Engel examines what it takes to be an effective manager and an inspiring leader.

Ofsted: best practice guide - Monitoring and Evaluation

Features

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

| Nursery World

In the first of a series presenting models of best practice for inspection, we look at monitoring and evaluation processes at Poppy and Jack’s. By Hannah Crown

Inspection - The early years handbook

Features

Monday, July 8, 2019

| Nursery World

Pennie Akehurst sets out key points on the new Early years inspection handbook in the second part of a series on the Ofsted documents coming into force in September

Concern over agency models as pilots start off

News

Friday, October 18, 2013

| Nursery World

A few weeks into the childminder agency pilots, a number of organisations have begun to consult with the early years sector about their proposed models.

Get ready for the new Ofsted inspection framework at our conference

News

Thursday, March 14, 2019

| Nursery World

Nursery World's one-day event on 9 July has a line-up of leading experts to take you through what Ofsted expects under the forthcoming Education Inspection Framework.

Nursery Management: References - An impossible requirement?

Features

Monday, March 21, 2016

| Nursery World

Ofsted wants nurseries to seek staff references – but an employer was recently sued for providing a negative one. Beena Nadeem investigates how settings can weigh up the options

Inspection - The handbook for schools

Features

Monday, June 10, 2019

| Nursery World

In the first of a two-part series looking at the new Ofsted handbooks, lead teacher for Bristol Early Years Kate Irvine examines what’s in the schools version

Ofsted: The New Inspection Framework, Part 4 - Listen to the child's voice in your setting

Features

Friday, December 7, 2012

| Nursery World

During your inspection it is important to show that children are confident about communicating with staff. Laura Henry suggests undertaking an audit to gauge the quality of interactions.

Ofsted: The New Inspection Framework, Part 3 - How you can be an 'action practitioner'

Features

Friday, November 9, 2012

| Nursery World

Staff need to be able to demonstrate their understanding of child development in practice during inspections, says Laura Henry.

Unpicking Ofsted Reports, Part 2: Performance Management Systems - A poor performance

Features

Monday, March 19, 2018

| Nursery World

In the second part of this series, Pennie Akehurst, former head of the Early Years and Childcare Service at Derbyshire County Council, finds some settings fall short on performance management

Graduate settings have little impact on children's outcomes

News

Monday, February 13, 2017

| Nursery World

New research finds that attending an outstanding nursery, or one with graduate staff, has a limited benefit to children's educational attainment.

Unpicking Ofsted Reports, Part 11: Teaching and Learning and the New Inspection Framework

Features

Monday, December 10, 2018

| Nursery World

Former head of early years Pennie Akehurst looks forward to the Education Inspection Framework, set to launch in September 2019

Ireland a step closer to regulating childcare services

News

Thursday, September 26, 2013

| Nursery World

Irish Ministers have approved a number of proposals to strengthen the regulation of pre-school services in Ireland by law.

Ofsted delay hits childminders

News

Monday, January 7, 2019

| Nursery World

Prospective childminders are facing long delays registering with Ofsted, putting many off joining the profession.

Ofsted: best practice guide - Planning for challenge

Features

Monday, April 15, 2019

| Nursery World

Bristol-based setting The Nursery has won praise for its approach to planning to best challenge children and taking into account their next steps. By Hannah Crown

Ofsted: best practice guide – observation, assessment and planning - Under observation

Features

Monday, August 19, 2019

| Nursery World

What do good observations consist of? Hannah Crown speaks to Outstanding-rated Apple Tree Private Day Nursery in Rochdale to find out

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'Inadequate' Learndirect stopped from taking new apprentices

Ofsted: Best Practice Guide - People management

Alliance joins DfE and Ofsted to tackle early years workload

Wales sets out ten-year vision for childcare

Sector responds to cutting red tape review

Two early years teacher courses 'require improvement'

Childcare providers call for relaxation of qualifications to tackle staffing 'crisis'

Get up to speed with Ofsted inspections

Ofsted: best practice guide–safeguarding - Open and honest

New Ofsted Inspection Framework: Part 4 - How to achieve strong, responsive leadership

Ofsted: best practice guide - Monitoring and Evaluation

Inspection - The early years handbook

Concern over agency models as pilots start off

Get ready for the new Ofsted inspection framework at our conference

Nursery Management: References - An impossible requirement?

Inspection - The handbook for schools

Ofsted: The New Inspection Framework, Part 4 - Listen to the child's voice in your setting

Ofsted: The New Inspection Framework, Part 3 - How you can be an 'action practitioner'

Unpicking Ofsted Reports, Part 2: Performance Management Systems - A poor performance

Graduate settings have little impact on children's outcomes

Unpicking Ofsted Reports, Part 11: Teaching and Learning and the New Inspection Framework

Ireland a step closer to regulating childcare services

Ofsted delay hits childminders

Ofsted: best practice guide - Planning for challenge

Ofsted: best practice guide – observation, assessment and planning - Under observation

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