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Exclusive: Ofsted responds to the Big Conversation

Friday, October 4, 2013

| Nursery World

Sue Gregory, Ofsted Early Years Director, explains the rationale of the new framework and gives a point-by-point response to the sector's Big Conversation demands

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

A new job description for Ofsted inspectors?

Opinion

Thursday, June 11, 2020

| Nursery World

With Ofsted inspections on hold, Dr Helen Edwards looks at how inspectors could support settings as critical friends

INSTED not Ofsted…

Opinion

Sunday, September 1, 2019

| Nursery World

A new campaign for a better nursery and schooling system is needed, argue Richard Brinton and Richard House

Helping to improve early years provision

Opinion

Friday, September 26, 2014

| Nursery World

Nick Hudson, Ofsted early years director, explains priorities for quality improvement in the coming months

Dropping Ofsted grades would improve provision

Opinion

Monday, May 14, 2018

| Nursery World

There are rumours of a potentially major change to the way Ofsted rates England’s childcare providers and I, for one, couldn’t be happier about it.

Ofsted: We want to hear from you!

Opinion

Monday, January 21, 2019

| Nursery World

The education inspection framework consultation presents an opportunity for childminders, nursery providers and managers, says Gill Jones

A model for failure?

Opinion

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

| Nursery World

Childminder agencies are being rushed in despite fundamental flaws, argues Neil Leitch

Putting the curriculum at the heart of inspection

Opinion

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

| Nursery World

The way we inspect childcare provision is changing.

Looking ahead to the new framework

Opinion

Friday, March 27, 2015

| Nursery World

Ofsted director of early years Nick Hudson explains the implications of the common inspection framework, which launches in September

Brett Wigdortz, CEO, Tiney: 'We cannot allow the rise in remote working to become another excuse not to act on the childcare crisis'

Opinion

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

| Nursery World

The CEO of childminding agency Tiney says the claim by Ofsted that demand for childminder places is down because more parents are home working is an 'out of touch hunch'.

Bringing early years inspections in-house

Opinion

Friday, October 21, 2016

| Nursery World

I’m pleased to be able to write that these are good times for the early years sector.

The conversation begins to bear fruit

Opinion

Monday, May 5, 2014

| Nursery World

Ofsted inspectors were very keen to listen at the OBC's last meeting in London, says Catriona Nason

Professor Helen Penn: ‘Radical reform’ of Ofsted and the childcare market is needed

Opinion

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| Nursery World

Childcare is increasingly expensive, while quality is being driven down, thanks to the growth of big nursery chains and an ineffective regulator

Fear of inspection

Opinion

Monday, April 17, 2017

| Nursery World

The inspection system should deliver support not anxiety, argues Michael Pettavel

Tina Maltman: Dispelling the myths around written observations

Opinion

Thursday, February 9, 2023

| Nursery World

Tina Maltman, operations manager at Childminding UK, dispels the myth that Ofsted do not require written observations.

Play is back! Long live play!

Opinion

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

| Nursery World

While there was a lot to celebrate in Ofsted's annual early years report, Sir Michael Wilshaw's drive for more of the poorest twos in schools is more of a challenge, says Penny Tassoni

Early years providers have much to celebrate

Opinion

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

| Nursery World

Feedback from the new inspections is heartening, writes Gill Jones

Bringing Ofsted inspection under our direct control

Opinion

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

| Nursery World

Gill Jones, Ofsted Early Education Deputy Director explains the move to bring early years inspections in house

Are schools really best for twos?

Opinion

Friday, July 17, 2015

| Nursery World

The publication of this year’s Ofsted early years annual report should have been cause for celebration for the private, voluntary and independent sector, says Neil Leitch

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Exclusive: Ofsted responds to the Big Conversation

Exclusive: Minibeasts and the Big Bad Wolf

A new job description for Ofsted inspectors?

INSTED not Ofsted…

Helping to improve early years provision

Dropping Ofsted grades would improve provision

Ofsted: We want to hear from you!

A model for failure?

Putting the curriculum at the heart of inspection

Looking ahead to the new framework

Brett Wigdortz, CEO, Tiney: 'We cannot allow the rise in remote working to become another excuse not to act on the childcare crisis'

Bringing early years inspections in-house

The conversation begins to bear fruit

Professor Helen Penn: ‘Radical reform’ of Ofsted and the childcare market is needed

Fear of inspection

Tina Maltman: Dispelling the myths around written observations

Play is back! Long live play!

Early years providers have much to celebrate

Bringing Ofsted inspection under our direct control

Are schools really best for twos?

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