Plans for reforming the monitoring of independent schools are outlined by the Department for Education and Skills in a consultation document, Draft Regulations for Registration and Monitoring of Independent Schools, published at the end of last month. This proposes that provision for under-eights in independent schools should be subject to the Children Act 1989 and will need to be registered with, and inspected by, Ofsted to ensure it complies with the national standards for under-eights daycare and childminding.
Early years associations such as the National Day Nurseries Association have lobbied for years for the regulation of independent schools to be brought in line with daycare provision subject to the Children Act 1989.
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