Nursery World - Ofsted issues new guidance for inspecting EYFS

Guidance for inspectors carrying out early years inspections under the new early years inspection framework has been published by Ofsted.

The revised early years evaluation schedule will come into effect on 1 September and will replace the current document.

At 16 pages, the new guidance is shorter and more concise than the current guidance, in line with the reduction to the number of inspection judgements.

The guidance gives providers an insight into what inspectors will be looking for under the new framework and is particularly important for managers and Early Years Professionals who will take part in observations with the inspector.

Inspectors will judge the overall quality and standards of the early years provision, taking into account three key judgements:

The document says that inspectors must use the evaluation schedule in conjunction with Ofsted’s Conducting early years inspections guidance, and the Department for Education’s Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage 2012, and Development Matters in the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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