When do I need to notify Ofsted of a ‘significant event’? Under the Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) Regulations 2012 (‘the Regulations’), Providers are required to notify Ofsted of certain significant events. A failure to do so, without reasonable excuse, is a criminal offence and if convicted, a Provider or registered person is liable…
Continue reading "When to tell OFSTED of a ‘significant event’?"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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It is worth highlighting that a nursery in Wolverhampton is being sued by the parents of a child who sustained severe injuries to her thumb, which was trapped in a door at the nursery. An Ofsted investigation has severely criticised the nursery and re-adjusted it’s rating to ‘inadequate’. As a result, the nursery lost funding…
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