Changes to early years inspections to reduce red tape and make them more efficient are proposed in a consultation launched this week by Ofsted. The Future of Early Years Inspection sets out a new inspection framework which will focus on five key outcomes for children identified in the Green Paper, Every Child Matters, and endorsed by the Children Bill. These are 'being healthy', 'staying safe', 'enjoying and achieving', 'making a positive contribution' and 'economic well-being'.
The current two-year programme of childcare inspections finishes at the end of next March.
Ofsted said that its new approach to inspection would mean that it would collect evidence, make a judgement on the outcomes and report on how well the setting is meeting them. It will take into account the Birth to Three framework, the National Standards for Daycare and Childminding, and the quality and standards of funded nursery education. Ofsted has devised a framework that groups the 14 National Standards for Daycare and Childminding under four of the five outcomes for children.
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