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Nursery World Show 2024: Find out how Ofsted is 'aiming to simplify its processes'

Knowledge Bank

Monday, November 27, 2023

| Nursery World

Ofsted outlines why giving all children ‘the best start in life’ is leading its strategic priorities.

Nursery World's Ofsted survey findings 'extremely concerning', says sector

News

Thursday, April 27, 2023

| Nursery World

The sector has called NW’s Ofsted survey findings, which showed hundreds of providers experience stress and anxiety ahead of inspection, ‘extremely concerning’, calling on the inspectorate to take the results ‘on board’.

Ofsted promises to make improvements to inspection process

News

Friday, April 21, 2023

| Nursery World

Ofsted has confirmed it is making changes to its complaints process and safeguarding in light of intensified debate around reform of inspections following the tragic death of headteacher Ruth Perry.

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'.

Ofsted review aims to help early years children 'catch up' post-pandemic

News

Monday, November 14, 2022

| Nursery World

The research, carried out by Ofsted, outlines what 'high-quality' early years curriculum and pedagogy looks like to support practitioners to help children to catch up, particularly with communication and social skills.

Ofsted - Children continue to be behind developmentally due to Covid

News

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

| Nursery World

Children’s language development, social interaction and gross motor skills continue to be impacted by the pandemic, according to new research from the inspectorate.

Teaching union wishes Ofsted an ‘unhappy birthday’ and renews calls for it to be replaced

News

Friday, May 6, 2022

| Nursery World

As Ofsted turns 30 years old today (6 May), National Education Union members (NEU) are marking the occasion by delivering giant ‘unhappy’ birthday cards to the inspectorate’s seven regional offices.

Analysis: Settings raise concerns after bad inspection experiences - Nursery World survey

News

Thursday, April 28, 2022

| Nursery World

Respondents to our survey claim they have suffered intimidation and judgements made unfairly due to the impact of Covid and staffing problems. Katy Morton reports

Take part in Nursery World survey on Ofsted inspections under the EIF

News

Friday, April 1, 2022

| Nursery World

Nursery World is calling on all nursery owners/managers to fill in its survey looking at judgements under Ofsted’s new inspection framework.

Ofsted to make early years its focus over next five years

News

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.

The Nursery World Business Summit is back live and open for bookings

News

Friday, November 12, 2021

| Nursery World

The 8th Nursery World Business Summit: Building for the Future is on 8 March 2022 and features expert speakers from Ofsted, nursery businesses, consultancies and think tanks.

Business - New regime

Features

Monday, February 1, 2021

| Nursery World

What are the new rules and dispensations on inspection under the current restrictions? Melanie Pilcher talks about how to adapt to Ofsted’s expectations

Nurseries say interim Ofsted visits during Covid are unfair

News

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

| Nursery World

Nursery owners have raised concerns about the way Ofsted reports the findings of interim visits on its website while inspections have been suspended during the pandemic.

Ofsted annual report highlights changing childcare market

News

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.

New inspections welcomed by nurseries

News

Monday, October 28, 2019

| Nursery World

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

Call for ‘inspection holiday’ for nursery owners

News

Monday, March 4, 2019

| Nursery World

A childcare provider is calling for routine Ofsted inspections to be postponed when nursery owners are away on holiday.

Ofsted flags shift away from outcomes-led inspections

News

Thursday, October 11, 2018

| Nursery World

Children’s outcomes will become a less prominent feature of inspections, while the quality of education will become a key focus, Amanda Spielman announced today.

Stepping out: Journal of a nursery founder

Features

Thursday, February 2, 2017

| Nursery World

In the second instalment of his monthly diary, Colin Eustice outlines his experience of registering a new nursery with Ofsted

Pre-school fights Ofsted downgrade on mobile phone use

News

Monday, February 22, 2016

| Nursery World

Managers of a pre-school stripped of its Outstanding status after reported failings with mobile phone safeguarding claim that they had a formal policy with which parents were happy.

Management - Assess for success

Features

Monday, November 30, 2015

| Nursery World

Ofsted has praised her ‘exemplary’ assessment and inclusion system – here, Lyndsey Murray, manager of St Richard’s Atherton Pre-School, shares her methods

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Nursery World Show 2024: Find out how Ofsted is 'aiming to simplify its processes'

Nursery World's Ofsted survey findings 'extremely concerning', says sector

Ofsted promises to make improvements to inspection process

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

Ofsted review aims to help early years children 'catch up' post-pandemic

Ofsted - Children continue to be behind developmentally due to Covid

Teaching union wishes Ofsted an ‘unhappy birthday’ and renews calls for it to be replaced

Analysis: Settings raise concerns after bad inspection experiences - Nursery World survey

Take part in Nursery World survey on Ofsted inspections under the EIF

Ofsted to make early years its focus over next five years

The Nursery World Business Summit is back live and open for bookings

Business - New regime

Nurseries say interim Ofsted visits during Covid are unfair

Ofsted annual report highlights changing childcare market

New inspections welcomed by nurseries

Call for ‘inspection holiday’ for nursery owners

Ofsted flags shift away from outcomes-led inspections

Stepping out: Journal of a nursery founder

Pre-school fights Ofsted downgrade on mobile phone use

Management - Assess for success

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