At Childminding UK we have been supporting childminders for over 30 years. A registered charity, we are the only national organisation that solely supports childminders and we have recently achieved the Princess Royal Training Award for ‘Ensuring high quality childcare through training and support’.
There is a myth that Ofsted do not require written observations any more. The truth is that Ofsted no longer want to see them during an inspection.
We are often asked how many observations childminders are expected to record if any, what is the best method of sharing observations with parents and that if Ofsted don’t ask for observations at inspection, then why do childminders need to produce them at all?
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