When Alfred Hitchcock shot the 'Psycho' scene with Janet Leigh in the shower, little did he know the empathy that would be felt for that woman by nursery owners and managers. Often when we're feeling at our most vulnerable, our Norman Bates comes in the guise of inspectors.
The number of inspectors a nursery can expect each year reads like the list of technicians in 'The Lord of the Rings' - fire department, health and safety, environmental health, local authority, Ofsted/HMI, Care Commission, to mention a few.
For horror and terror ratings, at number three we have the visit from our local authorities; at number two we have our registration visits from the Care Commission or Ofsted; and at number one, our Ofsted/HMIE inspections.
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