The combined inspection of nurseries eases the burden for providers, says Ofsted's Liz Elsom. Here she explains how to prepare for an inspection
Acombined inspection is one that 'combines' the annual Children Act inspection with an inspection of nursery education for funded three- and four-year-olds. Now that Ofsted has taken over responsibility for both types of inspection, it is possible to bring the two together so that they happen at the same time. This eases the burden for providers.
The purpose of a combined inspection is to evaluate:
What is new?
National Standards You will recognise many similarities to your 'old' annual inspection by the local authority - you may even have the same inspector! The main difference is that we make judgements about your provision against the 14 National Standards, and this will contribute to an overall judgement about whether your registration will continue.
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