In a recent article for Nursery Management Today, we described the pressures facing nurseries as a perfect storm. Since writing that piece, the conversations we have had with nursery owners and senior leaders have only reinforced that view and nowhere more so than on the subject of safeguarding. It is the area where external scrutiny is sharpest,…
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Review of Enforcement in the Childcare Sector
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has published a new report into enforcement in the childcare sector. Review of Enforcement in the Childcare Sector: Focus on Enforcement Regulatory Reviews outlines serious concerns among smaller providers about the “quality, volume and coherence of Ofsted guidance”. In particular, the accuracy of written Ofsted reports is…
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