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Campaigners express frustration over Government’s refusal to register nannies

Thursday, October 1, 2020

| Nursery World

Campaigners fighting to register and regulate the nanny sector have expressed ‘further frustration’ at the Government’s latest response to their concerns that parents will be driven to use unregulated childcare during the pandemic.

Wider Government reforms scrutinised after ratio U-turn

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Friday, June 14, 2013

| Nursery World

The early years and childcare sector may have won the battle against plans to change childcare ratios, but the focus will now shift to the other childcare reforms set out in More Great Childcare.

Expose sparks reform of childcare in Ireland

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Friday, June 14, 2013

| Nursery World

Ireland's childcare system is to undergo major reform following a television programme that revealed below-standard care and mistreatment of children at some of the country's nurseries.

Calls for early years to help redress gender inequality

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Tuesday, June 14, 2016

| Nursery World

Ofsted could help boost gender equality by rating settings on how they engage with fathers, campaigners claim.

Concern over agency models as pilots start off

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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.

Ofsted annual report: EYFS does not prepare children for Year 1

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Wednesday, December 13, 2017

| Nursery World

The EYFS has weaknesses and should be improved to ensure children are better prepared for the national curriculum, Ofsted has said.

Ofsted comments outrage NCMA

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Friday, December 7, 2012

| Nursery World

A row has broken out between Ofsted and the National Childminding Association, after Ofsted used its first annual early years lecture to suggest that childminders were 'not up to the job' of delivering all aspects of the EYFS.

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

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Monday, October 6, 2014

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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 chief inspector highlights crisis in support for children with SEND

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Tuesday, December 4, 2018

| Nursery World

Children across England are missing out on special educational needs support, Ofsted’s annual report warns.

NCMA takes Ofsted to task over claims childminders 'not up to the job'

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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

| Nursery World

The National Childminding Association has written to Ofsted hitting back at suggestions that childminders should primarily deliver 'care' not education in the EYFS.

Scottish childminders call for major reform to inspections that are 'geared' towards nurseries

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Thursday, October 27, 2022

| Nursery World

New research suggests that the current quality assurance and inspection system in Scotland is not working for childminders and requires major reform.

Interview – Wendy Ratcliff, Ofsted's Principal Officer for Early Education

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Friday, November 24, 2023

| Nursery World

Catherine Gaunt spoke to Wendy Ratcliff, Ofsted's Principal Officer for Early Education, about the findings of Ofsted's Annual Report for 2022-23.

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

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Monday, March 8, 2021

| Nursery World

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.

Government review reveals red tape faced by sector

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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

| Nursery World

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

Ofsted finds impact of Covid on learning and development of 'almost all children'

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Tuesday, December 7, 2021

| Nursery World

Ofsted’s annual report for 2020/21, published today, highlights the impact of the pandemic on children and staff working in early years, schools and colleges.

Ofsted briefing highlights early years catch-up strategies

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Thursday, December 16, 2021

| Nursery World

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 U-turn on controversial early years employee health guidance

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Thursday, January 13, 2022

| Nursery World

In a swift turnaround, Ofsted has withdrawn its document requiring early years providers to report 'significant events and changes to health’ in employees and volunteers, less than 24 hours after publishing it, and says it will ‘review’ the guidance.

Ofsted scores and role need reform

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Thursday, August 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Ofsted scores need to better reflect child outcomes and should be brought in line with the 'internationally respected' ECERS and ITERS scales, according to a think tank report on bridging the gap between evidence and policy in early years education.

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

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

| Nursery World

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.

The Big Debate: Should Ofsted scrap the overall judgement grade for early years settings?

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| Nursery World

We asked two early years providers to share their views

Ofsted annual report highlights changing childcare market

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

| Nursery World

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.

Coronavirus: Ofsted suspends routine inspections and teaching union calls for school closures

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Tuesday, March 17, 2020

| Nursery World

Ofsted has suspended all routine inspections of early years providers, schools and further education colleges.

Ofsted brings 'requires improvement' inspections in-house

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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.

Labour pledges to scrap Ofsted

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Monday, September 23, 2019

| Nursery World

A Labour Government would axe Ofsted and replace it with local authority ‘health checks' for childcare providers and schools.

Ofsted chief 'taken aback' by criticism of Reception report

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Wednesday, December 13, 2017

| Nursery World

Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman has hit back at critics of the inspectorate’s ‘Bold Beginnings’ report.

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Campaigners express frustration over Government’s refusal to register nannies

Wider Government reforms scrutinised after ratio U-turn

Expose sparks reform of childcare in Ireland

Calls for early years to help redress gender inequality

Concern over agency models as pilots start off

Ofsted annual report: EYFS does not prepare children for Year 1

Ofsted comments outrage NCMA

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

Ofsted chief inspector highlights crisis in support for children with SEND

NCMA takes Ofsted to task over claims childminders 'not up to the job'

Scottish childminders call for major reform to inspections that are 'geared' towards nurseries

Interview – Wendy Ratcliff, Ofsted's Principal Officer for Early Education

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

Government review reveals red tape faced by sector

Ofsted finds impact of Covid on learning and development of 'almost all children'

Ofsted briefing highlights early years catch-up strategies

Ofsted U-turn on controversial early years employee health guidance

Ofsted scores and role need reform

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

The Big Debate: Should Ofsted scrap the overall judgement grade for early years settings?

Ofsted annual report highlights changing childcare market

Coronavirus: Ofsted suspends routine inspections and teaching union calls for school closures

Ofsted brings 'requires improvement' inspections in-house

Labour pledges to scrap Ofsted

Ofsted chief 'taken aback' by criticism of Reception report

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