This information is brought to you by Slough Borough Council on behalf of the Ofsted, for the attention of all Early Years settings.
This research should be read alongside version 2 of the education toolkits that come into force in September 2026.
Introduction
This document gives references to statutory and non-statutory guidance, professional standards and relevant research that Ofsted reviewed to inform and develop the education inspection toolkits.
Early years
This section provides references for the expected standards, as set out for each evaluation area in the early years inspection toolkit. These are taken from the key guidance documents (including statutory and non-statutory guidance), the early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework and relevant research.