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Childminder agencies: inspection guidance

Guidance for childminder agencies about the main activities carried out by inspectors. It also sets out the judgements that inspectors will make.

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From:
Ofsted
Published:
11 January 2016
Last updated:
1 November 2024
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  1. See 'Summary of changes'.

  2. See 'Summary of changes'.

  3. See 'Summary of changes'.

  4. Updated to clarify that inspectors complete CMA inspection training before carrying out CMA inspections.

  5. Updated to include our approach to ineffective childminding agencies.

  6. Minor update to timing in the 'Notification of inspection' section and included right to work checks in the 'Childminder case records' section.

  7. Updated guidance and added childminder information template. See summary of changes for more information.

  8. First published.

Applies to England

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Childminder agencies: inspection guidance

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Childcare provider information template

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Summary of changes

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This guidance sets out how we inspect childminder agencies, including Ofsted’s processes and evaluation criteria.

Agencies can also download a template for providing childminder information. Ofsted will ask for this information when we notify the agency of an inspection.

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