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Ofsted figures show ongoing fall in childcare provider numbers

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

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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

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Monday, July 5, 2021

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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

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Thursday, August 29, 2013

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

Ofsted statistics show continuing drop in childminder numbers

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Wednesday, June 14, 2017

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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

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Monday, January 28, 2013

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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

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Friday, May 17, 2013

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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'.

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

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Wednesday, January 5, 2022

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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 unveils childminder agency handbook

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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.

Ofsted annual report highlights high quality of early years education

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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

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Friday, February 8, 2013

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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.

Ofsted to make early years its focus over next five years

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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.

Nursery group wins challenge to Ofsted downgrade

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Monday, January 13, 2014

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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

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Thursday, July 18, 2013

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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.

Inspections must be tailored for the early years

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Friday, October 10, 2014

| Nursery World

Leading early years organisations have given a positive response to plans for a single inspection framework, but urged Ofsted to ensure that inspections are designed for the early education sector.

Nursery rape case review criticises poor management

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013

| Nursery World

Failings in a nursery's management and by Ofsted and a local authority meant that concerns about a nursery assistant who raped a toddler were missed.

Nurseries say DfE ratio figures don't add up

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Friday, May 31, 2013

| Nursery World

The early years sector has slammed the Department for Education's (DfE) financial analysis of the ratio proposals as a 'fantasy'.

Nursery group closed over safeguarding fears

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Monday, April 16, 2018

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

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.

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.

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

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Friday, April 26, 2024

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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.

Exclusive: Ofsted - Data delay exposed

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Monday, April 21, 2014

| Nursery World

An investigation by the Pre-school Learning Alliance has revealed that data on more than 400 early years inspections was omitted from quarterly statistics published by Ofsted last year due to delays in the publication of inspection reports, Nursery World can exclusively reveal.

Ofsted figures show notable rise in good and outstanding grades

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Thursday, September 25, 2014

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The number of nurseries and childminders awarded good or outstanding grades has risen markedly over the last quarter, the latest Ofsted figures show.

Ofsted early years consultation: investment is key, sector says

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Friday, April 19, 2013

| Nursery World

There has been a mixed response from the early years sector to Ofsted's proposals to increase the frequency of inspections for weaker settings and replace the grade of 'satisfactory' with 'requires improvement'.

Ofsted to bring in changes to post-inspection complaints process from January, as 80 per cent back plans

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Monday, November 27, 2023

| Nursery World

Early years providers will be able to contact Ofsted to raise concerns following an inspection, in changes to the way the inspectorate deals with complaints following inspections.

Ofsted clampdown sees early years grades fall

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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

| Nursery World

The latest statistics for early years inspections show that Ofsted is being tougher on childminders and nurseries with more being judged inadequate and fewer given an outstanding grade.

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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

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

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

Ofsted unveils childminder agency handbook

Ofsted annual report highlights high quality of early years education

Removal of LAs' early years quality role raises alarm

Ofsted to make early years its focus over next five years

Nursery group wins challenge to Ofsted downgrade

Wales sets out ten-year vision for childcare

Inspections must be tailored for the early years

Nursery rape case review criticises poor management

Nurseries say DfE ratio figures don't add up

Nursery group closed over safeguarding fears

Ofsted Big Conversation: Meetings with Ofsted regional directors planned

Take part in our Ofsted survey

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

Exclusive: Ofsted - Data delay exposed

Ofsted figures show notable rise in good and outstanding grades

Ofsted early years consultation: investment is key, sector says

Ofsted to bring in changes to post-inspection complaints process from January, as 80 per cent back plans

Ofsted clampdown sees early years grades fall

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