We have run our nursery and cared for children aged two to five for 12 years. Following our recent transitional Ofsted inspection, we were told we needed to respect the children's privacy. Apparently we didn't, in our practice of changing children's clothes or nappies because, taking a child and staff protection perspective, they are changed in view of another member of staff, and after outdoor water play we change the children in front of each other.
Ofsted said we weren't allowed to do this as we 'needed to respect the child's privacy and dignity'. We pointed out that we offer alternative arrangements should a child feel uncomfortable about being changed in front of another. After discussions with all our parents and staff, we wrote many letters to Ofsted and received many back, but are still no further forward.
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