This article has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council's Early Years Team, for the attention of all Early Years and Childcare Practitioners.
Early years and childcare: Ofsted's enforcement policy
Ofsted’s policy on how we regulate childcare providers explains what we may do if a provider is not following the regulations. Change made: Updated to reflect inspection processes under the renewed inspection framework.
Inspecting registered childcare providers: information for parents
How Ofsted regulates childcare and what parents should do if they have concerns about their provider. Change made: Updated to reflect inspection processes under the renewed inspection framework.
Regulating and inspecting association independent schools with an early years registration
How Ofsted and the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) work together to inspect association independent schools with an early years registration. Change made: Updated to reflect inspection processes under the renewed inspection framework.
Ofsted’s safeguarding policy and guidance for inspectors on handling safeguarding disclosures. Change made:
We’ve added information to clarify the process for inspectors to report concerns about children. We’ve added a new section to ‘Safeguarding concerns: guidance for inspectors’ to explain how to address concerns about adults at risk during an inspection. We’ve updated the guidance to reflect new policies and changes to existing policies and processes.