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Ofsted inspections of early years and childcare providers

Documents relating to Ofsted's inspection of early years and childcare providers.

Contents

Documents

1. Common inspection framework: education, skills and early years from September 2015

   • 28 August 2015
   • Guidance

2. Inspecting registered early years providers: guidance for inspectors

   • 28 August 2015
   • Guidance

3. Inspecting registered childcare providers: framework

   • 5 March 2015
   • Guidance

4. Inspecting registered childcare providers: guidance for inspectors

   • 20 August 2014
   • Guidance

5. Inspecting childminder agencies: framework

   • 29 August 2014
   • Guidance

6. Safeguarding concerns: guidance for inspectors

   • 25 February 2016
   • Guidance

7. Early years provider non-compliance: action by Ofsted

   • 11 May 2016
   • Guidance

8. Childcare inspections: providers judged inadequate or not meeting requirements

   • 13 August 2015
   • Guidance

9. Inspecting registered childcare providers: information for parents

   • 11 March 2015
   • Guidance

10. Inspecting early years providers: online self evaluation form

    • 24 September 2015
    • Form

11. Deferring Ofsted inspections

    • 20 June 2016
    • Guidance

• Published: 1 December 2014
• Updated: 25 February 2016

+ full page history

• 25 February 2016 10:00am: Updated with safeguarding concerns guidance for inspectors.
• 12 December 2014 12:05pm: Early years annual report 2012/13 added
• 1 December 2014 2:11pm: First published.

• From: Ofsted