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Behind the Inspection Rating: ‘Little Renoirs' get their needs met

Best Practice

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre | Nursery school inspection | January 2013

Four more councils to join free childcare pilot

News

Friday, January 27, 2017

| CYP Now

The government has announced that four more local authority areas will offer 30 hours a week of free childcare, ahead of the national roll-out later this year.

Behind the Inspection Ratings: Childminder registrations

Other

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

| CYP Now

At a time when the number of registered childminders in England has been steadily declining, quality of provision has been improving. So what complex factors lie behind these trends?

Behind the Inspection Rating: Pre-school promotes teamwork

Other

Monday, March 30, 2015

| CYP Now

Fetcham Village Pre-school, Surrey - Early years inspection - January 2015

Inspections Clinic: Early education and childcare

Features

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| CYP Now

Ofsted's latest annual report sets out the major challenges facing the early years and childcare sector, with the recruitment and retention of quality staff among the chief concerns, reports Jo Stephenson.

'Intrusive’ health reporting rules for early years staff removed by Ofsted

News

Thursday, January 13, 2022

| CYP Now

Ofsted has removed guidance around how the health of early years staff is reported less than 24-hours after it was published following complaints from providers.

Behind the Inspection Rating: A focus on first-hand learning

Other

Monday, May 25, 2015

| CYP Now

Beverley Manor Nursery School, Yorkshire, Nursery school inspection - March 2015.

Further rise in high-performing early years providers

News

Thursday, July 9, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of early years providers rated "good" or "outstanding" has increased by seven per cent over the past year, latest Ofsted figures show.

Ofsted criticises council over lack of support for disadvantaged pupils

News

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has been criticised by Ofsted for not doing enough to improve attainment among disadvantaged pupils.

Architect of inspection: Jacky Tiotto, director of children's services, Bexley

Other

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes meets Jacky Tiotto, director of children's services at Bexley Council.

Behind the Inspection Rating: Shared leadership delivers success

Best Practice

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Grasmere Nursery School, Luton; Nursery school inspection; July 2015.

Centre thrives on clarity of purpose

Best Practice

Monday, April 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Newport Children's Centre, Waltham Forest, London; Children's centre inspection; March 2013

Inspections Clinic: Early education – key questions

Features

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

| CYP Now

Ofsted has published the first in a series of research reports on early years education. Lee Owston, deputy director for cross remit education, discusses the findings and what they mean in practice.

Behind the Inspection Rating: Nursery helpschildren communicate

Other

Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

The Cleveland Unit, Middlesbrough - Specialist nursery inspection - July 2015.

Ofsted advises schools and nurseries hit by staff shortages to apply to defer inspections

News

Thursday, January 6, 2022

| CYP Now

Early years and education settings affected by Covid-related staffing shortages have been urged by Ofsted to apply to defer inspections.

Fresh decline in childminder numbers

News

Thursday, March 24, 2016

| CYP Now

The government is being urged to take action to halt a decline in childminding, after latest figures showed their numbers have slumped by 10,000 over the past four years.

Ofsted makes £2.3m saving on inspections

News

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

| CYP Now

Fewer than expected inspections of social care and early years settings being carried out have contributed to a major saving for Ofsted, it has emerged.

Conservatives make 30-hour free childcare promise

News

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

| CYP Now

The Conservative party has pledged to extend free childcare for three- and four-year-olds to 30 hours each week if it wins the general election.

Early years sector backs call to reform Ofsted judgments

News

Friday, May 5, 2023

| CYP Now

Early years providers have called for single-word Ofsted judgments to be scrapped, after a survey found that inspections are the biggest cause of regular stress for providers.

Early years leaders push for inclusion in Ofsted inquiry

News

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| CYP Now

Early years leaders have called for a new inquiry into Ofsted’s school inspections to be expanded to include the sector.

Ofsted announces ‘six-year window’ for early years inspections

News

Friday, November 13, 2020

| CYP Now

Ofsted has announced new changes to early years inspection cycles which mean all nurseries, pre-schools and childminders will be inspected within six years of their last inspection.

MPs to examine importance of early years education

News

Thursday, January 14, 2016

| CYP Now

An All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has been launched to look at how early years education can improve outcomes for disadvantaged children.

Ofsted rates early years services inadequate

News

Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Young children living in the most deprived areas of Wiltshire are not getting the support they need, it has emerged.

Loughton launches bid to become chair of education select committee

News

Monday, June 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Former children's minister Tim Loughton is to stand for election to become the next chair of the powerful parliamentary committee that scrutinises government policy on children and young people, CYP Now can reveal.

Eight new members join education select committee

News

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

| CYP Now

The makeup of the education select committee has been finalised, with the majority of the membership sitting on the scrutiny body for the first time.

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Behind the Inspection Rating: ‘Little Renoirs' get their needs met

Four more councils to join free childcare pilot

Behind the Inspection Ratings: Childminder registrations

Behind the Inspection Rating: Pre-school promotes teamwork

Inspections Clinic: Early education and childcare

'Intrusive’ health reporting rules for early years staff removed by Ofsted

Behind the Inspection Rating: A focus on first-hand learning

Further rise in high-performing early years providers

Ofsted criticises council over lack of support for disadvantaged pupils

Architect of inspection: Jacky Tiotto, director of children's services, Bexley

Behind the Inspection Rating: Shared leadership delivers success

Centre thrives on clarity of purpose

Inspections Clinic: Early education – key questions

Behind the Inspection Rating: Nursery helpschildren communicate

Ofsted advises schools and nurseries hit by staff shortages to apply to defer inspections

Fresh decline in childminder numbers

Ofsted makes £2.3m saving on inspections

Conservatives make 30-hour free childcare promise

Early years sector backs call to reform Ofsted judgments

Early years leaders push for inclusion in Ofsted inquiry

Ofsted announces ‘six-year window’ for early years inspections

MPs to examine importance of early years education

Ofsted rates early years services inadequate

Loughton launches bid to become chair of education select committee

Eight new members join education select committee

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