This significant turnaround is a victory for the Ofsted Big Conversation campaigners who have been calling for fairer and more transparent early years inspections.
Ofsted has now confirmed that in future a full inspection will not be carried out as a matter of routine following a compliance investigation.
An Ofsted spokesperson said, ‘When we receive a complaint about an early years provision we consider it very carefully. We look at each case on its merits, in line with our published risk assessment process, and if we believe it to be necessary we will undertake a full inspection. That is what parents expect.
‘It is not the case that a single complaint will automatically lead to a full inspection. That has been the case for some time.
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