In the last academic year, I reviewed 2,947 early years private, voluntary and independent Ofsted inspection reports, and out of this sample:
However, the data also highlighted that:
The areas that appeared with significant frequency in inspection reports:
Monitoring and evaluation appeared most frequently in requires improvement and inadequate inspection reports across all three terms and focused largely on the effectiveness of teaching and learning and the accuracy of self-evaluation.
The effectiveness of planning and appropriate levels of challenge was the second-highest-trending issue, followed by the management of staff, which focused predominately on the rigour of performance management activities and lack of development opportunities.
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