Nursery World - Early years representatives to review inspection complaints

From early next year, regional scrutiny committees will include
independent early years representatives to review Ofsted judgement
complaints.

Ofsted national director of education Sean Harford confirmed the plans during #EYTalking on Twitter last month, which he co-hosted with deputy director of early education Gill Jones. Mr Harford was responding to a question from @NDNAtalk, the National Day Nurseries Association.

In a further tweet he added, 'We are looking to start by Jan 2016, but maybe earlier.'

Jennie Johnson, owner of Kids Allowed nursery group and organiser of the Ofsted Big Conversation (OBC) in the North West, welcomed the move.

'One of our key objectives is to lobby for a much fairer complaints process,' she told Nursery World. 'We're delighted that following lobbying from the OBC and others that there will now be an independent element within the complaints procedure.'

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