Category: Ofsted

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Ofsted aims to combat “childcare deserts” with new service

Ofsted is developing a tool which will being together information on children’s services and education ...
2 weeks
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Inspection reform

Last year, National Day Nurseries Association brought together a range of early years experts to ...
4 weeks
Ofsted
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Registered two-year-olds for 15 hours drops while spaces increase

Ofsted have published figures today that reveal a decrease in early years providers but a ...
5 months
Funding
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Ofsted gives guidance on pausing inspections

Ofsted has updated its early inspection handbook to give guidance on when it would be ...
11 months
Ofsted
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Ofsted excludes early years sector from inspection pauses

Ofsted inspections will not restart next week for schools, new chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver ...
12 months
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Ofsted complaints process aims to become more transparent

The Ofsted complaints process is undergoing a series of changes that the regulatory body pledges ...
1 year
Ofsted
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Ofsted Annual Report: challenges continue for recruitment

Ofsted annual report analysed several areas of the sector that highlighted the recruitment and early ...
1 year
Editorial
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Ofsted figures reveal early years places fell by 17,800 in the last year

Ofsted have published data revealing findings on the number of Ofsted registered providers and inspection ...
1 year
Ofsted
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Ofsted report highlights importance of EYFS prime areas

Nurseries need to prioritise communication and language, physical development and social and emotional development to ...
1 year
Managers
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Realise Ofsted report highlights early years progress

Realise, a provider of early years apprenticeships in the UK, has been awarded a Grade ...
1 year
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Busy Bees Chester Hopscotch achieve fourth Outstanding

The 76-place nursery on Parkgate Road was praised for creating a ‘nurturing and stimulating nursery’ ...
2 years
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Busy Bees Solihull Blythe celebrates ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted rating 

Busy Bees Solihull nursery, praised for ‘providing the best possible start’ for children in its ...
2 years
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The Lime Trees: Be prepared for Ofsted

Recently there’s been significant strain between Ofsted and the nursery sector and finding better ways ...
2 years
Ofsted
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Ofsted complaints process not fit for purpose

Over the past couple of months the heat has been turned up on Ofsted’s handling ...
2 years
Ofsted
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The Lime Trees receives Outstanding

Nottinghamshire based childcare provider, The Lime Trees, which operates 38 nursery and school clubs in ...
2 years
Ofsted
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Tops Wimborne and Tops Corfe achieve Good Ofsted ratings

Tops Wimborne and Tops Corfe Mullen are part of a sustainable day nursery chain, Tops ...
2 years
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Busy Bees Hartham Park nursery celebrates ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted rating 

Children and staff at Busy Bees Hertford Hartham Park are celebrating after maintaining an ‘Outstanding’ ...
2 years
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Busy Bees Coventry Allesley Green nursery celebrates ‘Outstanding’

Children and staff at Busy Bees Coventry Allesley Green are celebrating after receiving an ‘Outstanding’ ...
2 years
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Kids Allowed Cheadle Royal receives Ofsted Outstanding

The team at Kids Allowed Cheadle Royal, part of the Kids Planet group, has been ...
2 years
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Early Years Leadership: Outstanding grade achieved for two nurseries

There is no greater feeling for an early years leader than to be awarded an ...
2 years
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