Policy paper

Childminder agency (CMA) inspection requirements for Ofsted

DfE requirements for Ofsted when organising and undertaking childminder agency (CMA) inspections.

From:

Department for Education and Ofsted

Published:

15 October 2020

Last updated:

23 February 2021

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23 February 2021
Clarified that childminder agencies carry out quality assurance visits to CMA-registered childminders.
15 October 2020
First published.

Applies to England

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This document sets out the requirements that the Chief Inspector at Ofsted must meet when organising and undertaking inspections of CMAs.

This covers the CMA inspection requirements for Ofsted since 1 April 2015 to the present day.

All childminder agencies must be registered with, and be inspected by, Ofsted.