Nursery World - Inspecting safeguarding in the early years

Some of you may have recently come across some new guidance on ‘Inspecting safeguarding in early years, education and skills settings’.

I wanted to make clear that this does not replace the requirements laid out in the ‘Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage’ (the EYFS). All providers of early education and care, working with children from birth to the 31 August following their fifth birthday, must continue to meet the EYFS requirements.

I thought that I’d use my Nursery World blog to remind readers of what these requirements state:

While the EYFS sets the statutory requirements that providers have to meet, registered early years providers may find it useful to refer to the additional guidance in ‘Inspecting safeguarding in early years, education and skills settings’ as this exemplifies good practice in relation to all providers who are offering care and education for children.

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