Ofsted Consultation On Regulation Of Ey Providers

[AnonyMouse_12960]

Ofsted are now looking for feedback on their proposals to change the regulation of EY providers. I hopefully have attached a link to the consultation document here.

http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/regulat...-years-register

 

Happy reading.

Edited January 10, 2012 by eyfs1966

[AnonyMouse_3735]

not much there...

[AnonyMouse_8466]

I'm interested that childminders will now have to complete their training before they register. A bit alarmed that settings who have a complaint filed against them will result in a full inspection though. As if the stress of being complained about isn't bad enough!

[AnonyMouse_1027]

......and of course stll no mention of liasing with LAs

[AnonyMouse_8466]

......and of course stll no mention of liasing with LAs

Sorry, I'm a bit dense I know but bear with me. Who do you want to be liaising with LAs hali?

[AnonyMouse_1027]

Ofsted.....

[AnonyMouse_8466]

Ofsted.....

I thought that's what you meant, but didn't want to assume!

 

I wonder what the issue is here? I don't think I'm imagining it, but I'm sure this used to happen? Regular (quarterly?) meetings between Ofsted and LA advisory teams?

 

It might be helpful if Ofsted consulted with the LA when they are investigating a complaint against a setting, but I don't think this happens either does it? Certainly when I had a complaint made against me my development worker appeared not to know about it.

[AnonyMouse_19762]

Ofsted are now looking for feedback on their proposals to change the regulation of EY providers. I hopefully have attached a link to the consultation document here.

http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/regulat...-years-register

 

Happy reading.

Thanks for this

[AnonyMouse_39602]

I was secretly hoping that the grading would change and there would not be the big divide between outstanding and good - only words but they would sure make a difference to have a very good , and a excellent in between them and no change with notice which i understand on one point but still think it is unfair that different establishments get given different notice times despite all being early years

[AnonyMouse_11396]

Thank you, i have now downloaded it and going to share with staff team before giving a reply to these new proposals. Just wish they would get a shifty on if they wish us to introduce it and implement it by September 2012.

Edited January 11, 2012 by bridger

[AnonyMouse_73]

I thought that's what you meant, but didn't want to assume!

 

I wonder what the issue is here? I don't think I'm imagining it, but I'm sure this used to happen? Regular (quarterly?) meetings between Ofsted and LA advisory teams?

 

It might be helpful if Ofsted consulted with the LA when they are investigating a complaint against a setting, but I don't think this happens either does it? Certainly when I had a complaint made against me my development worker appeared not to know about it.

 

In the past, there were quarterly meeting between the LA and the OFSTED local rep. They certainly don't happen in my LA any more. We don't get to hear about complaint unless the setting contacts us or it appears on the OFSTED site.

 

Settings often ask me if I 'know' when they are going to be inspected, and Im sure many don't believe me when I say I have no relationship with OFSTED, I have never even met any of the inspectors!

 

I seem to recall that when LAs were asked to put settings into categories for support (you may know this as EQUISP or RAG rating or something else), that this could be shared with OFTSED. But lets be honest, if your setting has a low rating (eg red), you're hardly going to wave that under the inspectors nose, and as far as I know, none of our settings have said they were asked for it.

[AnonyMouse_6008]

In the past, there were quarterly meeting between the LA and the OFSTED local rep. They certainly don't happen in my LA any more. We don't get to hear about complaint unless the setting contacts us or it appears on the OFSTED site.

 

Settings often ask me if I 'know' when they are going to be inspected, and Im sure many don't believe me when I say I have no relationship with OFSTED, I have never even met any of the inspectors!

 

I seem to recall that when LAs were asked to put settings into categories for support (you may know this as EQUISP or RAG rating or something else), that this could be shared with OFTSED. But lets be honest, if your setting has a low rating (eg red), you're hardly going to wave that under the inspectors nose, and as far as I know, none of our settings have said they were asked for it.

 

We're on red rating because we've a change of manager following the previous manager's sudden death in December, and even if she'd resigned & we'd gone through appointments & induction before she actually left, we'd have still been on red for a change of manager, so red isn't necessarily as scary as we think.

[AnonyMouse_3139]

I'm bumping this up because I'd missed this thread and only just realised there is a consultation which ends on April 6th