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Overview of the year - Roundup: this year's big news

We take a look at some of the biggest stories of 2013 and consider
what lies ahead.

#Ofsted Big Conversation

If you asked most early years settings and nursery owners to list their biggest concerns, Ofsted inspections would figure high on the agenda of most.

ofsted-manchester-big-conversationThis year, the rise in dissatisfaction with Ofsted was at its height. What started with a debate on Nursery World's LinkedIn pages culminated in a weekend of action on the 13 and 14 September when more than 300 people from across the sector joined forces to hold nine regional meetings across England.

Three months on, one of the ideas that sprung from that weekend - of setting up a practitioner forum to meet with Ofsted on a regional basis - has taken root.

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