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Early Years Hub

The Early Years Hub is packed full of ideas and inspirational best practice guides which will give you the confidence and practical tools you need to implement every aspect of the new framework

8 May 2013

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As an EYFS coordinator in a primary school, I am wondering what paperwork Ofsted will expect me to provide during their inspection.

5 May 2013

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Ofsted launches consultation on early years inspection changes

Ofsted has launched a consultation on changes to the inspection framework for early years settings.

19 Apr 2013

Early Years Hub

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How can I get an outstanding in my teaching observation with a class of four- to five-year-olds of non-native English speakers?

12 Feb 2013

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Has the SEF replaced the pre-existing operational plan within preschools or are settings still required to hold both documents?

22 Jan 2013

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16 steps to achieving an outstanding early years Ofsted judgement

Linda Thornton and Pat Brunton outline the key things your early years setting will need to do to achieve an outstanding Ofsted judgement

17 Jan 2013

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NCMA responds to Ofsted childminder criticism

The National Childminder Association has hit back at Ofsted’s claims, in their early years annual report and first early years annual lecture, that childminders are not capable of delivering all aspects of the EYFS.

11 Dec 2012

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I am an early years senior manager. We have recently had a local authority RAISE visit. One thing I am wanting to improve is observing staff performance, linked to an early years inspectors grade descriptors . Do you know if there is any pro forma.

19 Nov 2012

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Our Nursery school was last inspected December 2009 and then in June 2011 after opening 2 yr old provision. Both times we were judged as good. Will our next inspection be around December 2012 or before June 2014?

12 Nov 2012

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We expect to have an Ofsted inspection of our nursery soon and I know that inspections have changed, so what will inspectors be looking for?

29 Oct 2012

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