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Ofsted 'willing' to meet with nurseries and childminders

Thursday, September 26, 2013

| Nursery World

Following last weekend's Big Conversation, Ofsted has confirmed that it would like to meet with representatives from the early years sector.

Ireland a step closer to regulating childcare services

News

Thursday, September 26, 2013

| Nursery World

Irish Ministers have approved a number of proposals to strengthen the regulation of pre-school services in Ireland by law.

Ofsted launches new single inspection framework for children's services

News

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

| Nursery World

Ofsted has published a new single inspection framework for inspecting local authority children's services.

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

News

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.

Editor's view - A conversation should be a two-way process

Opinion

Friday, September 20, 2013

| Nursery World

The Ofsted Big Conversation meetings held across the country on the weekend of 13-14 September were a triumph of organisation, commitment, passion and positivity.

Ofsted Big Conversation - Providers feed back on Ofsted meetings

News

Friday, September 20, 2013

| Nursery World

The organisers of the weekend share their thoughts

Ofsted Big Conversation: Sector makes list of actions for Ofsted

News

Friday, September 20, 2013

| Nursery World

The weekend of action sparked a wealth of ideas from nursery owners, practitioners, and childminders, among others.

Ofsted rebuffs FOI request for inspection data

News

Thursday, September 19, 2013

| Nursery World

The Pre-school Learning Alliance has had to re-submit a freedom OF information request after Ofsted said that it would be too costly to provide the information on earl years inspections for the time period requested.

More early years settings downgraded by Ofsted

News

Thursday, September 19, 2013

| Nursery World

The latest Ofsted statistics show that more nurseries and childminders were judged as satisfactory and inadequate in recent inspections compared to the same period last year.

Nursery Management: Sustainability - Swings and roundabouts?

Features

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

| Nursery World

With the Government making plans to create a more flexible and responsive childcare market, Karen Faux asks professionals for their suggestions for improvement on provision.

Online survey seeks sector input on tax-free childcare

News

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

| Nursery World

Childcare providers and other stakeholders are being urged by the Government to respond to an online survey in order to help shape the way tax-free childcare will be delivered.

The early years sector tells Ofsted: 'This is what we want'

News

Monday, September 16, 2013

| Nursery World

Consistency, transparency, fairness - the same words kept cropping up during the Ofsted Big Conversation meetings held this weekend.

Children's centre clusters failing under new inspection framework

News

Friday, September 6, 2013

| Nursery World

Seventy per cent of children centres managed as clusters, or as 'hub and spoke' models, were rated as 'requires improvement' under the new inspection framework.

New plans could make it easier to buy nursery premises

News

Friday, September 6, 2013

| Nursery World

Prospective or current nursery owners could find it easier to purchase premises in the future, under plans being considered by the Government.

Ofsted Big Conversation weekend - latest meetings

News

Thursday, August 29, 2013

| Nursery World

Two more venues have been added for the early years sector's Ofsted Big Conversation weekend.

Employers call for clarity on Tax Free Childcare

News

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

| Nursery World

Many employers are confused about the benefits of the Government's new Tax-Free Childcare scheme and unclear about how they will be involved, new research suggests.

Nursery to open in former police building

News

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

| Nursery World

An office building previously owned by Greater Manchester Police will be refurbished and open as a nursery early next year.

Nursery rape case review criticises poor management

News

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

| Nursery World

Failings in a nursery's management and by Ofsted and a local authority meant that concerns about a nursery assistant who raped a toddler were missed.

Nurseries unite to tackle consistency of Ofsted inspections

News

Friday, August 23, 2013

| Nursery World

The early years sector has united amid growing concerns about the number of childcare settings being downgraded by Ofsted.

Pre-School Learning Alliance requests Ofsted data on inspection outcomes

News

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

| Nursery World

The Pre-School Learning Alliance (PLA) has filed a Freedom of Information (FOI) request with Ofsted asking for data on the number of early years settings downgraded in recent inspections.

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.

Changes to planning rules aim to fuel childcare expansion

News

Thursday, August 15, 2013

| Nursery World

Plans to make it easier for childcare providers to open nurseries in empty office buildings have been put out for consultation.

HR Update - The impact of tribunal fees

Features

Friday, August 9, 2013

| Nursery World

Jacqui Mann of HR4 Nurseries explains how the new employment tribunal fees will affect your business

NDNA takes the sector's inspection concerns to Ofsted

News

Friday, August 9, 2013

| Nursery World

As the early years sector's anger about Ofsted inspections threatens to dominate the summer, the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has met with Ofsted to discuss deep concerns.

Injury case 'wake-up call' for sector on health

News

Friday, August 9, 2013

| Nursery World

The news that a nursery worker has won a back injury case against her former employer has highlighted a lack of awareness in the sector of the importance of workplace risk assessments, say experts.

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Ofsted 'willing' to meet with nurseries and childminders

Ireland a step closer to regulating childcare services

Ofsted launches new single inspection framework for children's services

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

Editor's view - A conversation should be a two-way process

Ofsted Big Conversation - Providers feed back on Ofsted meetings

Ofsted Big Conversation: Sector makes list of actions for Ofsted

Ofsted rebuffs FOI request for inspection data

More early years settings downgraded by Ofsted

Nursery Management: Sustainability - Swings and roundabouts?

Online survey seeks sector input on tax-free childcare

The early years sector tells Ofsted: 'This is what we want'

Children's centre clusters failing under new inspection framework

New plans could make it easier to buy nursery premises

Ofsted Big Conversation weekend - latest meetings

Employers call for clarity on Tax Free Childcare

Nursery to open in former police building

Nursery rape case review criticises poor management

Nurseries unite to tackle consistency of Ofsted inspections

Pre-School Learning Alliance requests Ofsted data on inspection outcomes

Sector organises meetings for 'Ofsted Big Conversation'

Changes to planning rules aim to fuel childcare expansion

HR Update - The impact of tribunal fees

NDNA takes the sector's inspection concerns to Ofsted

Injury case 'wake-up call' for sector on health

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