The Ofsted inspection framework for early years registered providers has recently been revised to bring it into line with the school inspection system and to place more emphasis on the impact of services on children's learning outcomes.
As a result, since November 2013, the inspection judgements have been changed so that there is no longer a 'satisfactory' judgement. In its place, a 'requires improvement' judgement has been installed. Unlike the previous 'satisfactory', it has its own set of criteria to measure the quality of provision.
The other minor change to the framework is the increased focus on safeguarding elements, with practitioners needing to prove that staff have relevant early years qualifications as well as up-to-date safeguarding training and present evidence of their staff's DBS checks at inspection.
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