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Ofsted trials new complaints process following feedback

Monday, May 19, 2014

| Nursery World

During May, Ofsted is piloting a new way of dealing with complaints about early years settings, Nursery World can exclusively reveal.

Ofsted Big Conversation to carry on

News

Monday, November 4, 2013

| Nursery World

The Ofsted Big Conversation is planning to take its next step forward by setting up a structure for regular meetings with Ofsted’s regional directors.

Sector organises meetings for 'Ofsted Big Conversation'

News

Monday, August 19, 2013

| Nursery World

The early years sector is to come together on the weekend of the 13 and 14 September to discuss how to effectively engage with Ofsted following mounting concern over inspections.

DfE keen to hear from nurseries on business costs

News

Thursday, June 20, 2013

| Nursery World

Private and voluntary nurseries are being urged to share their running costs with the Department for Education.

Ofsted: 'Strong leadership' in early years key to being ready for school

News

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

| Nursery World

Poor leadership in some early years settings means that some children, particularly those in deprived areas, are not starting school ready to 'make the most' of it, an Ofsted report says today.

Nursery worker wins back injury case against Bright Horizons

News

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

| Nursery World

A former nursery employee has won a legal battle against nursery group Bright Horizons Family Solutions after being left severely disabled when using a faulty cot at one of its nurseries.

Children's centre cluster rated 'inadequate'

News

Friday, August 9, 2013

| Nursery World

Three Greater Manchester children's centres have been judged 'inadequate' by Ofsted less than six months after they became a 'cluster'.

Time to review employment restrictions

Opinion

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

| Nursery World

Chrissy Meleady of Early Years Equality calls for nursery employers to stop putting unreasonable restrictions in staff contracts

Ofsted: The New Inspection Framework, Part 4 - Listen to the child's voice in your setting

Features

Friday, December 7, 2012

| Nursery World

During your inspection it is important to show that children are confident about communicating with staff. Laura Henry suggests undertaking an audit to gauge the quality of interactions.

Ofsted: The New Inspection Framework, Part 3 - How you can be an 'action practitioner'

Features

Friday, November 9, 2012

| Nursery World

Staff need to be able to demonstrate their understanding of child development in practice during inspections, says Laura Henry.

Concerns over 'inaccurate' qualifications consultation

News

Monday, January 15, 2018

| Nursery World

The deadline is looming for the end of two consultations into the Government’s reforms of childcare training.

Tax-Free Childcare goes live

News

Monday, April 24, 2017

| Nursery World

From today, working parents of children under four can start using Tax-Free Childcare, as well as sign up ahead of the 30-hour September roll-out.

Nursery Management: Equality - Finding balance

Features

Monday, September 21, 2015

| Nursery World

A Christian nursery worker sacked for comments about homosexuality recently won a case against her employer. So are equality and discrimination mutually exclusive? Katy Morton finds out.

DfE does not possess the data used in childcare costs report

News

Monday, March 21, 2016

| Nursery World

Research commissioned by the Department for Education as part of its review into the cost of expanding free childcare to 30 hours is not held by the DfE, Nursery World can reveal, despite being quoted 50 times in a key report.

Co-operative Childcare nursery temporarily closed by Ofsted

News

Monday, July 22, 2013

| Nursery World

The Co-operative Childcare's Blackbird Leys Nursery in Oxford has had its registration suspended by Ofsted following concerns about children's safety.

Early years teacher standards 'ignore sector's views'

News

Monday, July 22, 2013

| Nursery World

Early years experts and academics have slammed the new Early Years Teacher standards, which were set out last week by the National College of Teaching and Leadership.