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Ofsted figures show ongoing fall in childcare provider numbers

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

| Nursery World

The number of providers has continued to fall, the latest data shows, with 4 per cent fewer early years settings registered with Ofsted than at the end of last August.

Busy Bees nursery rated inadequate due to safeguarding concerns

News

Monday, July 5, 2021

| Nursery World

A setting operated by the country's largest nursery chain, Busy Bees Childcare, has been downgraded to inadequate due to its inability to keep children safe.

Ofsted Big Conversation weekend - latest meetings

News

Thursday, August 29, 2013

| Nursery World

Two more venues have been added for the early years sector's Ofsted Big Conversation weekend.

New consultation with parents and sector over ratios

News

Monday, November 4, 2013

| Nursery World

The Department for Education (DfE) is consulting with the early years sector and parents on staff:child ratios, in a renewed drive to encourage providers to move to a 1:13 ratio for three- and four-year-olds.

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.

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

Ofsted statistics show continuing drop in childminder numbers

News

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

| Nursery World

There were 500 fewer childminders registered with Ofsted in the last quarter, continuing the trend of steep decline.

'More Great Childcare': Expansion for Ofsted as councils lose early years quality work

News

Monday, January 28, 2013

| Nursery World

Local authorities are set to lose their early years quality improvement role, as Ofsted becomes 'the sole arbiter of quality in the early years', in the Government's 'More Great Childcare' shake-up.

Ofsted will make it more difficult for failing nurseries to re-register

News

Friday, May 17, 2013

| Nursery World

The recent closure by Ofsted of a Birmingham nursery, which re-registered after a serious incident took place at the setting two years previously, highlights once again the loophole that allows settings to 'wipe the slate clean'.

30 hours expansion 'likely to fall flat on its face' as Ofsted stats reveal a 'plummet' in childcare places

News

Friday, November 17, 2023

| Nursery World

The number of early years places has fallen by 17,800 in the last year, according to the latest Ofsted data, raising further questions over how the expanded 30 hours will be successfully delivered.

Ofsted puts school inspections on hold for mental health training for inspectors, but early years inspections will continue

News

Tuesday, January 2, 2024

| Nursery World

The new chief inspector of Ofsted has halted routine Ofsted inspections in schools until later in January to allow all inspectors to attend mental health training – however in a move criticised by the sector, early years inspections will continue.

Ofsted dismisses calls to temporarily suspend early years inspections due to Covid

News

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

| Nursery World

As Nursery World reported yesterday, the NDNA wrote to Ofsted calling for routine early years inspections to be put on hold because of ‘unsustainable’ levels of staff absences, however the inspectorate has now confirmed inspections will continue as normal.

Ofsted launches new single inspection framework for children's services

News

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

| Nursery World

Ofsted has published a new single inspection framework for inspecting local authority children's services.

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.

Childminders' professionalism at risk with introduction of agencies

News

Friday, February 8, 2013

| Nursery World

The early years sector has urged caution over plans to introduce childminding agencies, as set out in the Children and Families Bill.

Ofsted review aims to help early years children 'catch up' post-pandemic

News

Monday, November 14, 2022

| Nursery World

The research, carried out by Ofsted, outlines what 'high-quality' early years curriculum and pedagogy looks like to support practitioners to help children to catch up, particularly with communication and social skills.

Ofsted – net loss of 400 nurseries and tens of thousands of childcare places in one year

News

Thursday, June 29, 2023

| Nursery World

Official figures from Ofsted show the number of childcare providers and places has fallen since last year, raising fears over how the expansion of the funded hours will be met.

Ofsted annual report highlights high quality of early years education

News

Thursday, December 1, 2016

| Nursery World

The gap between the quality of early years provision in poorer areas of the country and the more affluent has narrowed during Sir Michael Wilshaw's time as chief inspector.

Removal of LAs' early years quality role raises alarm

News

Friday, February 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Local authorities will no longer have a role to improve quality in early years settings, leaving the future of the work of early years authority advisers and their teams unclear.

Sector outraged by new ‘insensitive’ Ofsted guidance on reporting employees’ ‘emotional issues’

News

Thursday, January 13, 2022

| Nursery World

The early years sector is up in arms about new Ofsted guidance that states providers must report any changes to an employees’ health including depression, ‘stress-related’ or emotional issues.

Ofsted to make early years its focus over next five years

News

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

| Nursery World

Ofsted is to publish its five-year strategy in the spring, which will focus on the early years sector, the chief inspector Amanda Spielman has revealed.

Cheshire nursery honoured

News

Thursday, March 13, 2014

| Nursery World

Scamps Day Nursery in Macclesfield is celebrating a hat trick of achievements.

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.

Nursery group wins challenge to Ofsted downgrade

News

Monday, January 13, 2014

| Nursery World

A nursery group has succeeded in having its Ofsted grade successfully re-instated to a ‘good’ grade after campaigning for seven months to have a ‘satisfactory’ inspection judgement overturned.

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.

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Ofsted figures show ongoing fall in childcare provider numbers

Busy Bees nursery rated inadequate due to safeguarding concerns

Ofsted Big Conversation weekend - latest meetings

New consultation with parents and sector over ratios

Strong backing for separate early years grade in schools

Exclusive: Minibeasts and the Big Bad Wolf

Ofsted statistics show continuing drop in childminder numbers

'More Great Childcare': Expansion for Ofsted as councils lose early years quality work

Ofsted will make it more difficult for failing nurseries to re-register

30 hours expansion 'likely to fall flat on its face' as Ofsted stats reveal a 'plummet' in childcare places

Ofsted puts school inspections on hold for mental health training for inspectors, but early years inspections will continue

Ofsted dismisses calls to temporarily suspend early years inspections due to Covid

Ofsted launches new single inspection framework for children's services

Ofsted unveils childminder agency handbook

Childminders' professionalism at risk with introduction of agencies

Ofsted review aims to help early years children 'catch up' post-pandemic

Ofsted – net loss of 400 nurseries and tens of thousands of childcare places in one year

Ofsted annual report highlights high quality of early years education

Removal of LAs' early years quality role raises alarm

Sector outraged by new ‘insensitive’ Ofsted guidance on reporting employees’ ‘emotional issues’

Ofsted to make early years its focus over next five years

Cheshire nursery honoured

Children's centres: Why are inspection grades suffering?

Nursery group wins challenge to Ofsted downgrade

Wales sets out ten-year vision for childcare

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