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The early years sector tells Ofsted: 'This is what we want'

Monday, September 16, 2013

| Nursery World

Consistency, transparency, fairness - the same words kept cropping up during the Ofsted Big Conversation meetings held this weekend.

More early years settings downgraded by Ofsted

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Thursday, September 19, 2013

| Nursery World

The latest Ofsted statistics show that more nurseries and childminders were judged as satisfactory and inadequate in recent inspections compared to the same period last year.

Ofsted renews early years inspection contracts with Tribal and Prospects

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Wednesday, June 10, 2015

| Nursery World

Ofsted has confirmed that early years inspections will continue to be outsourced to third-party inspection providers.

Ofsted statistics show further decline in childminders

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Tuesday, March 14, 2017

| Nursery World

The number of childminders has continued to fall, with 730 fewer operating in the last quarter and a total drop of 23 per cent since 2012.

Ofsted childcare fees set to rise

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Friday, January 8, 2016

| Nursery World

Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has written to sector organisations to notify them of Government plans to consult on a rise to the annual Ofsted fees for childcare providers.

Childminders kept in limbo by major delays in DBS checks

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Monday, May 2, 2016

| Nursery World

A former Home Office minister has slammed as ‘scandalous’ news that childminders are struggling to launch their businesses because of long delays with criminal records checks.

Education inspection framework 2019: key changes for early years

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Monday, January 21, 2019

| Nursery World

Nursery World looks in detail at how Ofsted plans to change early years inspection.

Nursery group closed over safeguarding fears

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Monday, April 16, 2018

| Nursery World

Four nurseries in Devon are to be permanently closed, leaving more than 400 children without childcare and 100 members of staff without jobs.

New inspections welcomed by nurseries

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Monday, October 28, 2019

| Nursery World

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

‘Journey to Outstanding may be harder’

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Monday, November 25, 2019

| Nursery World

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.

Open letter to Ofsted raises concern over claims of 'harrowing' and 'confusing' early years inspections

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Monday, November 29, 2021

| Nursery World

Nearly 600 people have signed an open letter to Ofsted raising concerns about the negative inspection experiences of early years settings, maintained nursery schools, and schools, amid claims they are leading to a severe impact on the confidence, morale and wellbeing of practitioners.

Ofsted plans separate ratings for early years in schools

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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

| Nursery World

Early years education provided by schools may be rated separately by Ofsted.

FOI request shows very few Ofsted complaints upheld

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Thursday, October 3, 2013

| Nursery World

A Freedom of Information (FOI) request filed by a 'downgraded' nursery provider has revealed that only a tiny percentage of settings have had their complaint upheld by Ofsted and judgement changed.

Ofsted Big Conversation: Meetings with Ofsted regional directors planned

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Wednesday, January 15, 2014

| Nursery World

Early years education and childcare professionals across the country are preparing for Ofsted Big Conversation meetings with their regional Ofsted directors in the coming weeks.

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

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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.

Active Learning nursery given enforcement notice by Ofsted

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Thursday, April 24, 2014

| Nursery World

A nursery owned by Active Learning has received an enforcement notice from Ofsted for putting children at 'significant risk'.

Children's centre group graded as 'requires improvement'

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Friday, December 13, 2013

| Nursery World

A group of two children’s centres in Bournemouth has been rated as ‘requires improvement’ in its first Ofsted inspection since being amalgamated.

Take part in our Ofsted survey

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

| Nursery World

Is Ofsted fit-for-purpose, what needs to change? We want to hear about your experiences.

Infant school to boycott inspection in memory of a primary head who took her own life following Ofsted downgrade

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Monday, March 20, 2023

| Nursery World

A headteacher of an infant and nursery school is planning to boycott an Ofsted inspection tomorrow following the death of a head who killed herself in January after her school was downgraded.

Childminding agency rated 'ineffective' putting members' funding at risk

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023

| Nursery World

A childminding agency has been rated ‘ineffective’ leaving local authorities considering withdrawing funding from hundreds of childminder members.

Open letter from the sector to Ofsted highlights 'failings' of its early years curriculum review

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Saturday, November 19, 2022

| Nursery World

Over 100 sector experts and representative bodies have signed an open letter to Ofsted identifying ‘deficiencies’ within the inspectorate’s first part of its early years research curriculum review.

Exclusive – Nursery World Ofsted survey: Hundreds of nurseries and childminders report stress and sleepless nights before inspections

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| Nursery World

Many early years respondents to Nursery World's survey highlight negative experiences of inspections and say they feel anxious about future ones. By Catherine Gaunt and Katy Morton

Iconic Pen Green Children's Centre regains its Ofsted Outstanding grade

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

| Nursery World

The award-winning Pen Green Children’s Centre in Corby has regained its ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted grade after disputing a judgement of inadequate by inspectors at the end of last year.

Children invited to take part in Ofsted's Big Listen

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

| Nursery World

Ofsted has extended its ‘Big Listen’ consultation to children.

Ofsted: Government rules in favour of keeping single-word judgements

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Friday, April 26, 2024

| Nursery World

The Government has said that single-word inspection judgements will stay, despite recommendations from the education select committee of MPs that they should be scrapped and replaced with a more ‘nuanced’ system.

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The early years sector tells Ofsted: 'This is what we want'

More early years settings downgraded by Ofsted

Ofsted renews early years inspection contracts with Tribal and Prospects

Ofsted statistics show further decline in childminders

Ofsted childcare fees set to rise

Childminders kept in limbo by major delays in DBS checks

Education inspection framework 2019: key changes for early years

Nursery group closed over safeguarding fears

New inspections welcomed by nurseries

‘Journey to Outstanding may be harder’

Open letter to Ofsted raises concern over claims of 'harrowing' and 'confusing' early years inspections

Ofsted plans separate ratings for early years in schools

FOI request shows very few Ofsted complaints upheld

Ofsted Big Conversation: Meetings with Ofsted regional directors planned

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

Active Learning nursery given enforcement notice by Ofsted

Children's centre group graded as 'requires improvement'

Take part in our Ofsted survey

Infant school to boycott inspection in memory of a primary head who took her own life following Ofsted downgrade

Childminding agency rated 'ineffective' putting members' funding at risk

Open letter from the sector to Ofsted highlights 'failings' of its early years curriculum review

Exclusive – Nursery World Ofsted survey: Hundreds of nurseries and childminders report stress and sleepless nights before inspections

Iconic Pen Green Children's Centre regains its Ofsted Outstanding grade

Children invited to take part in Ofsted's Big Listen

Ofsted: Government rules in favour of keeping single-word judgements

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