Early years organisations have welcomed Government proposals to bring all school-based provision for young children in England under the national standards for under-eights daycare and childminding. A consultation paper on Early Years and Childcare Regulation published last week said the 14 standards covering providers such as day nurseries and childminders would be extended to under-eights provision in schools.
The Government is also planning to regulate schools under the Children Act 1989. A school's governing body will have to apply to Ofsted to register its under-eights childcare facility, which would be subject to regular annual childcare inspections and covered by the compliance arrangements covered by the Children Act.
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