If the time ever comes to look back with amusement at the current, crazy times in early years education, then the appearance on E-bay of Ofsted-friendly smoke alarm logbooks, policies and even Self-Evaluation Forms (SEFs) is one of the moments I will recall.
In the old days of the Early Excellence programme, before Sure Start, Children's Centres or the EYFS, I remember one of the select band of Early Excellence centres being inspected by Ofsted for its education, and by the local social services department for its childcare. The lead inspector from Ofsted commented that the social services team were nothing more than an irritant, riffling through folders and paperwork, counting toilets, peering at soap dispensers, and checking out rooms with tape measures.
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