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Ofsted figures show rise in 'inadequate' nurseries and childminders

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Friday, December 6, 2013

| Nursery World

The proportion of early years providers judged inadequate has risen in the past year, annual Ofsted figures show.

Council defies Government and closes nurseries

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Thursday, January 7, 2021

| Nursery World

Brighton and Hove Council has closed its nurseries to cope with rising cases of Covid-19 across the city.

Exclusive: Ofsted - Data delay exposed

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Monday, April 21, 2014

| Nursery World

An investigation by the Pre-school Learning Alliance has revealed that data on more than 400 early years inspections was omitted from quarterly statistics published by Ofsted last year due to delays in the publication of inspection reports, Nursery World can exclusively reveal.

Childcare Bill introduced to Parliament

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

| Nursery World

The Childcare Bill, which will entitle parents to 30 hours of free childcare a week, has had its first reading in the House of Lords.

Lords criticise lack of detail in Childcare Bill

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Thursday, October 15, 2015

| Nursery World

Peers have accused the Government of rushing through its 30-hour free childcare pledge during the second reading of the Childcare Bill.

Ofsted figures show notable rise in good and outstanding grades

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Thursday, September 25, 2014

| Nursery World

The number of nurseries and childminders awarded good or outstanding grades has risen markedly over the last quarter, the latest Ofsted figures show.

Early years inspections could be merged with schools and FE and skills

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Monday, August 4, 2014

| Nursery World

Ofsted is considering merging inspections for early years, schools and further education colleges.

Nursery group and nursery assistant fined in Eton Manor case

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Tuesday, July 2, 2013

| Nursery World

Two nursery limited companies and a nursery worker have been ordered to pay a total of 222,400 in fines and costs for health and safety failings that led to the death of a two-year-old girl.

Childminders overwhelmingly against agency plans

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Friday, July 5, 2013

| Nursery World

More than eight out of ten childminders believe that an agency model would lead to a rise in fees for parents, according to research.

Ofsted Big Conversation - More than 300 people unite for Ofsted action

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Friday, September 20, 2013

| Nursery World

The early years sector has put Ofsted on a 'notice to improve' following a weekend of action that saw more than 300 people from across the sector join together in a tremendous show of unity.

Ofsted gets tough on teaching, safeguarding and safety

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

| Nursery World

Ofsted's new early years inspection framework, which comes into force on 4 November, will focus on safeguarding, safety and teaching.

Ofsted early years consultation: investment is key, sector says

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Friday, April 19, 2013

| Nursery World

There has been a mixed response from the early years sector to Ofsted's proposals to increase the frequency of inspections for weaker settings and replace the grade of 'satisfactory' with 'requires improvement'.

Quality care hangs in the balance

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Friday, May 17, 2013

| Nursery World

The staff:child ratio changes ignore the competing demands on staff particularly from children with emotional needs and the new two-year-old intake, says Pat Gordon-Smith.

Ofsted clampdown sees early years grades fall

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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

| Nursery World

The latest statistics for early years inspections show that Ofsted is being tougher on childminders and nurseries with more being judged inadequate and fewer given an outstanding grade.

Call for reform of Ofsted inspections triggered by complaints

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Tuesday, December 3, 2013

| Nursery World

The Pre-School Learning Alliance has renewed calls for reform of Ofsted’s inspection system, after figures from a Freedom of Information request show that more early years settings are downgraded following inspections triggered by complaints, than during routine inspections.

Early years sector made most complaints about Ofsted

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Friday, June 13, 2014

| Nursery World

Two-thirds of all complaints against Ofsted were made by early years providers last year.

Childcare minister to meet with sector to discuss pilot of childminder agencies

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Monday, January 27, 2014

| Nursery World

Elizabeth Truss is to meet with early years organisations and childminders next month to discuss the Government's pilot of childminder agencies.

Teachers' 'unmanageable workloads' impacting on children

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Friday, November 20, 2015

| Nursery World

Teachers are being ‘ground down’ by 'unmanageable workloads', preventing them from concentrating on tasks that benefit pupils, a survey of teachers says.

NDNA says inspection of schools' twos provision will lack early years focus

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Friday, October 17, 2014

| Nursery World

The National Day Nurseries Association has raised concerns that schools providing two-year-old provision will not be scrutinised against early years quality assurance by Ofsted.

Ofsted to look again at re-inspection of 'requires improvement' childminders

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Friday, November 13, 2015

| Nursery World

Ofsted’s national lead for early years has agreed to follow-up on concerns that ‘requires improvement’ childminders, unlike nurseries, could wait years to be re-inspected.

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Ofsted figures show rise in 'inadequate' nurseries and childminders

Council defies Government and closes nurseries

Exclusive: Ofsted - Data delay exposed

Childcare Bill introduced to Parliament

Lords criticise lack of detail in Childcare Bill

Ofsted figures show notable rise in good and outstanding grades

Early years inspections could be merged with schools and FE and skills

Nursery group and nursery assistant fined in Eton Manor case

Childminders overwhelmingly against agency plans

Ofsted Big Conversation - More than 300 people unite for Ofsted action

Ofsted gets tough on teaching, safeguarding and safety

Ofsted early years consultation: investment is key, sector says

Quality care hangs in the balance

Ofsted clampdown sees early years grades fall

Call for reform of Ofsted inspections triggered by complaints

Early years sector made most complaints about Ofsted

Childcare minister to meet with sector to discuss pilot of childminder agencies

Teachers' 'unmanageable workloads' impacting on children

NDNA says inspection of schools' twos provision will lack early years focus

Ofsted to look again at re-inspection of 'requires improvement' childminders

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