Speaking at the Nursery World Business Summit, Pennie Akehurst, managing director of Early Years Fundamentals, said early analysis of inspections under the new Education Inspection Framework (EIF) painted an ‘encouraging picture’.
However, she warned that as the EIF ‘beds in’, the sector may see a rise in the number of ‘requires improvement’ (RI) outcomes due to the increased focus on the quality of teaching and learning.
The former local authority head of early years and childcare services revealed the results of her analysis of the first 254 PVI inspection reports published since the new EIF was introduced in September. The data showed a total of 82 per cent of providers had achieved a Good or Outstanding result, while 45 settings received an RI or ‘inadequate’ grade.
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