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Ofsted extends ability to pause complaints to social care and early years providers

Monday, April 8, 2024

| CYP Now

The ability to pause Ofsted inspections in circumstances where there are concerns for leaders’ wellbeing will be extended to cover children’s social care and early years providers, the inspectorate has said.

Early years leaders praise Ofsted plans for complaints procedure reform

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Early years leaders have praised Ofsted plans to push forward with reforms to its complaints process, allowing providers to contact the inspectorate to raise concerns following inspections.

Ofsted to review family hub infant programme

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Monday, July 31, 2023

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Family hub support services for parents with infants under two years old are set to be reviewed by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Ofsted announces plans to reinspect schools with ‘ineffective’ safeguarding

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Monday, June 12, 2023

| CYP Now

Schools that have been graded “inadequate” by Ofsted due to concerns over safeguarding will be reinspected within three months of the initial visit, the inspectorate has announced as part of a series of changes to its work.

Early years sector backs call to reform Ofsted judgments

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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

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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 considers safeguarding changes amid grading row

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Monday, April 24, 2023

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Ofsted is considering changes to support schools which have been rated “inadequate” due to failures in safeguarding but have performed well elsewhere, the inspectorate’s chief inspector has said.

Early years registrations at six-year low, Ofsted reports

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

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This year has seen the largest annual decrease in the number of childcare providers registered with Ofsted since 2015/16, the inspectorate's annual report finds.

Petition urges government to increase funding for early years settings

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Thursday, November 24, 2022

| CYP Now

A petition is urging the government to increase funding for childcare settings, following a backlash from providers who said the autumn statement "neglected" the early years sector.

Ofsted to boost focus on early years improvement

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Tuesday, April 26, 2022

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Ofsted’s new five-year strategy includes an increased focus on the early years, noting that the sector has been “hit hard” by the pandemic.

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

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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.

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

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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.

Greater regulatory oversight of large children’s home and childcare providers needed, Ofsted warns

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Thursday, October 28, 2021

| CYP Now

Stronger oversight of large providers of both children’s homes and childcare settings is needed to ensure “children are getting the best deal”, Ofsted has said.

Ofsted announces return to full inspections in 2021

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Thursday, December 3, 2020

| CYP Now

Inspections are to resume across children’s services, schools, special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision and early years settings in 2021 after visits were suspended due to Covid-19.

Coronavirus daily round-up: Tuesday 1 December

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Tuesday, December 1, 2020

| CYP Now

Early years leader lauds rise in standards of childcare providers despite the Covid-19 pandemic.

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

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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.

‘Inadequate’ children’s services targeted as Ofsted outlines plans to restart inspection visits

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Monday, July 6, 2020

| CYP Now

Local authority children’s services departments rated “inadequate” by Ofsted will be the focus of visits from inspectors following the Covid-19 pandemic, the inspectorate has said.

Government proposes voluntary safeguarding code for out-of-school settings

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Monday, December 3, 2018

| CYP Now

Out-of-school settings will be asked to abide by a voluntary code of practice as part of government plans to improve safeguarding of children.

Inspectors praise children's centre support at 'inadequate' council

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Tuesday, April 10, 2018

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Effective use of children's centres to offer early support to vulnerable families is helping an "inadequate" council turn around its performance, Ofsted has found.

Education select committee 'to prioritise social justice and productivity'

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Thursday, September 14, 2017

| CYP Now

An influential group of MPs that probes government policy on children and young people will focus on the issues of social justice and productivity over the term of the current parliament, it has been announced.

Ofsted praises SEN funding approach in Leeds

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Friday, February 17, 2017

| CYP Now

The way young people with special educational needs are funded in Leeds is among a number of areas of practice to be praised following an inspection of provision.

Four more councils to join free childcare pilot

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Friday, January 27, 2017

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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.

Ofsted calls on government action to ensure sufficient places for 30-hour childcare

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Thursday, December 1, 2016

| CYP Now

More work is required from government to ensure there are enough childcare places available when free childcare entitlement for three- and four-year-olds is doubled to 30 hours next year, Ofsted has said.

Pause to children's centre inspections could have "very serious" implications

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

A government decision to suspend inspections of children's centres is placing children at risk, it has been claimed.

Ofsted rates early years services inadequate

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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.

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Ofsted extends ability to pause complaints to social care and early years providers

Early years leaders praise Ofsted plans for complaints procedure reform

Ofsted to review family hub infant programme

Ofsted announces plans to reinspect schools with ‘ineffective’ safeguarding

Early years sector backs call to reform Ofsted judgments

Early years leaders push for inclusion in Ofsted inquiry

Ofsted considers safeguarding changes amid grading row

Early years registrations at six-year low, Ofsted reports

Petition urges government to increase funding for early years settings

Ofsted to boost focus on early years improvement

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

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

Greater regulatory oversight of large children’s home and childcare providers needed, Ofsted warns

Ofsted announces return to full inspections in 2021

Coronavirus daily round-up: Tuesday 1 December

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

‘Inadequate’ children’s services targeted as Ofsted outlines plans to restart inspection visits

Government proposes voluntary safeguarding code for out-of-school settings

Inspectors praise children's centre support at 'inadequate' council

Education select committee 'to prioritise social justice and productivity'

Ofsted praises SEN funding approach in Leeds

Four more councils to join free childcare pilot

Ofsted calls on government action to ensure sufficient places for 30-hour childcare

Pause to children's centre inspections could have "very serious" implications

Ofsted rates early years services inadequate

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