Last week, Ofsted early years director Nick Hudson wrote an exclusive comment article for Nursery World, which had within it news of significant changes to the inspection process.
There was relief all round that Ofsted is to take some inspections in house and away from contractors - for those with 'requires improvement' and for 'inadequate' where there is enforcement action. Given the level of the sector's unhappiness with contracted-out inspections, this is very welcome and seems to be an admission that all has not been right. It does beg the question of why all early years work is not brought into Ofsted. Perhaps this will be resolved when the current contracts end next year.
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