Nursery World - Leadership

Having a vision that is understood by the whole setting is now being looked for by Ofsted. By Annette Rawstrone

Having a ‘clear and ambitious vision for providing high-quality, inclusive care and education for all’ isn’t just a box to tick to keep Ofsted happy under the new Education Inspection Framework (EIF). Vision is essential to running a successful business. Body Shop founder Anita Roddick said ‘values carry the message of shared purposes, standards and conceptions what is worth … striving for; they have immense motivating power.’

Being values-led, and thus having a vision, impacts the whole of your practice – from the people you recruit to your curriculum. ‘The strongest settings have a clear vision of what they feel is right for their children,’ says early years consultant Penny Tassoni. ‘Leaders have to be very clear in their own minds what their setting is about and what they intend for the children: What does the children’s journey look like? What do we believe these children need? This is the vision.’

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