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Ofsted annual report – Workforce crisis affecting children's recovery from pandemic

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

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Staff shortages in the early years sector are 'compounding' problems for children’s early years education, and must be urgently addressed, according to Ofsted’s annual report.

Ofsted launches five-year strategy to take account of pandemic's impact on youngest children

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Tuesday, April 26, 2022

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Ofsted has published a new five-year strategy with a stronger focus on the inspectorate’s work in the early years, acknowledging that the sector has been 'hit hard' by Covid.

Ofsted briefing highlights early years catch-up strategies

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Thursday, December 16, 2021

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Many early years providers are prioritising communication and language, personal, social and emotional development (PSED) and physical development to help children's recovery from the pandemic, according to Ofsted.

Ofsted updates early years inspection handbook ahead of EYFS reforms

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

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Ofsted has made some updates to the early years inspection handbook, with changes due to come into force in September.

Amanda Spielman’s role as Ofsted chief inspector extended to 2023

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

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Ofsted’s chief inspector Amanda Spielman will remain in post for a further two years to oversee the reintroduction of inspections following the pandemic.

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

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Monday, March 29, 2021

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

Coronavirus: More details of return to early years inspections set out

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Monday, March 8, 2021

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Gill Jones, Ofsted deputy director for schools and early years, has set out Ofsted’s plans for ‘a phased and safe return’ to early years inspection.

Ofsted: Early years assurance inspections cancelled, ahead of return to full inspection

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Thursday, February 25, 2021

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Ofsted has cancelled plans to restart early years assurance inspections next month.

Ofsted delays return to early years assurance visits and on-site school inspections

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Wednesday, January 13, 2021

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Ofsted has paused assurance visits to early years settings, and will carry out school inspections remotely, until after February half term.

Ofsted to change the way early years providers report coronavirus cases and serious incidents

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Monday, January 4, 2021

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Childcare providers reporting serious childcare incidents to Ofsted, including confirmed cases of Covid-19, must fill in a new online form from the end of January.

Ofsted: More details on early years assurance inspections set out

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020

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New guidance on the programme of ‘assurance’ inspections for early years providers, starting in January 2021 has been published by Ofsted.

Exclusive: Ofsted to explore why nursery groups fare better in inspections

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Thursday, December 3, 2020

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Ofsted is to explore why settings that are part of larger nursery groups are more likely to be graded 'Outstanding', Nursery World can reveal.

Ofsted plans 'phased return' to inspections in summer 2021

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Thursday, December 3, 2020

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Inspections in nurseries, schools and further education providers will be phased in from the summer term next year, Ofsted announced today.

Ofsted chief flags up concern about risks to vulnerable children in the pandemic

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Tuesday, December 1, 2020

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Ofsted’s chief inspector Amanda Spielman has raised concerns that the pandemic has left vulnerable children ‘out of sight’ and at risk of lasting harm.

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

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Thursday, November 12, 2020

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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.

Coronavirus: Ofsted plans to bring back EYFS learning and development requirements

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Friday, July 31, 2020

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Early years providers will need to meet the learning and development requirements of the EYFS in full after 25 September.

Coronavirus: Ofsted to visit settings, ahead of a return to education inspection in January 2021

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Monday, July 6, 2020

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Ofsted will start to visit early years settings, schools and colleges from the autumn, with a return to full inspection planned for January 2021, although this date will be kept under review.

Ofsted annual report highlights changing childcare market

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

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The early years sector is experiencing an ongoing fall in the number of childminders, while an increasing number of nurseries are becoming part of large national and international groups, Ofsted’s annual report has said.

‘Journey to Outstanding may be harder’

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Monday, November 25, 2019

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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.

More than 80 per cent of providers good or outstanding under EIF

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Wednesday, November 13, 2019

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Speaking today at the Nursery World Business Summit, Pennie Akehurst, managing director of Early Years Fundamentals, said early analysis of Ofsted inspections under the new framework paints an 'encouraging picture'.

New inspections welcomed by nurseries

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Monday, October 28, 2019

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Early years settings that have been inspected under the new framework are largely positive about their experience.

Exclusive: 'Avoid a Tesco curriculum', says leading academic

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Thursday, July 11, 2019

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Settings should avoid ‘a Tesco-delivery’ model of early years curriculum under the new Ofsted inspection framework, Professor Elizabeth Wood has warned.

Exclusive: I don't understand anxiety over new handbooks, says Ofsted chief

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Monday, July 8, 2019

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The Ofsted chief inspector has said anxiety about the creation of a two-tier system for early years inspections has been ‘whipped up’ by a handful of early years representatives.

Ofsted finalises new inspection handbooks

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Monday, May 27, 2019

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Ofsted has made some changes to the Early years inspection handbook and the School inspection handbook, which come into use from September with the new Education Inspection Framework.

Ofsted inspection framework: sector response

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Wednesday, May 15, 2019

| Nursery World

The early years sector has cautiously welcomed Ofsted’s new inspection framework, with its focus on education and aims to cut down on paperwork and data, but teaching unions have been more critical.

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Ofsted annual report – Workforce crisis affecting children's recovery from pandemic

Ofsted launches five-year strategy to take account of pandemic's impact on youngest children

Ofsted briefing highlights early years catch-up strategies

Ofsted updates early years inspection handbook ahead of EYFS reforms

Amanda Spielman’s role as Ofsted chief inspector extended to 2023

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

Coronavirus: More details of return to early years inspections set out

Ofsted: Early years assurance inspections cancelled, ahead of return to full inspection

Ofsted delays return to early years assurance visits and on-site school inspections

Ofsted to change the way early years providers report coronavirus cases and serious incidents

Ofsted: More details on early years assurance inspections set out

Exclusive: Ofsted to explore why nursery groups fare better in inspections

Ofsted plans 'phased return' to inspections in summer 2021

Ofsted chief flags up concern about risks to vulnerable children in the pandemic

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

Coronavirus: Ofsted plans to bring back EYFS learning and development requirements

Coronavirus: Ofsted to visit settings, ahead of a return to education inspection in January 2021

Ofsted annual report highlights changing childcare market

‘Journey to Outstanding may be harder’

More than 80 per cent of providers good or outstanding under EIF

New inspections welcomed by nurseries

Exclusive: 'Avoid a Tesco curriculum', says leading academic

Exclusive: I don't understand anxiety over new handbooks, says Ofsted chief

Ofsted finalises new inspection handbooks

Ofsted inspection framework: sector response

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