The vast majority of respondents to Ofsted's consultation supported its plans to have little or no notice of inspections and the use of self-evaluation forms. But doubts were raised about having less frequent inspections for highly-rated settings and whether inspectors would spend enough time on-site to gain an accurate picture.
A spokesman for Ofsted, which will start inspecting the EYFS once it is introduced in September, said: "Our plans for inspecting the EYFS from September 2008 were well received and supported by the great majority of respondents."
Eighty-six per cent of respondents were in favour of giving all settings the opportunity to submit an online self-evaluation form and 77 per cent agreed that giving little or no notice of inspection was appropriate, if it was consistently applied.
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