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Hi

I work in a private nursery school in the 2-3yr group.
We are due to have an ofsted inspection in a few months and was wondering if
anyone here has already had one? whats it like? what do they look for?

any advice would be great

Thanks,

Cheryl

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What is an 'ofsted' inspection??
We have daycare coordinator who comes in well as often as she likes and
checks the program and how it's running.

Bernadette


"Cheryl" <me_pigleyDONTSPAM@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:2g2a7nF37fu2U1@uni-berlin.de...
> Hi
>
> I work in a private nursery school in the 2-3yr group.
> We are due to have an ofsted inspection in a few months and was wondering
if
> anyone here has already had one? whats it like? what do they look for?
>
> any advice would be great
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cheryl
>
>

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Ah ha.. I just looked it up. Office for Standards in Education. I found this
link on the net
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/publication...=3267&type=pdf
and it discusses what a daycare/nursery needs to get ready for an
inspection.

Hope this helps.

Bernadette
"Cheryl" <me_pigleyDONTSPAM@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:2g2a7nF37fu2U1@uni-berlin.de...
> Hi
>
> I work in a private nursery school in the 2-3yr group.
> We are due to have an ofsted inspection in a few months and was wondering
if
> anyone here has already had one? whats it like? what do they look for?
>
> any advice would be great
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cheryl
>
>

..2m....

>whats it like?
>

intensive and about 3 hours, well ours are

>what do they look for?
>

Ofsted is England only but I guess it's the same sort of inspection we
have in Wales
basically they look at everything, safety, hygeine, suitability of the
premices, accounts (just to make sure your keeping them not to check how
much you make), accident logs, fire drill logs, policies, filling
system, suitability of toys and equipment etc. etc.

here they also observe you with the children, how you interact,
disciplin etc.

> any advice would be great
>

have all paperwork to hand, as in know where it's all kept, and make
sure it's up to date
check toys and equipment for damage and make sure it's clean (you should
do that every day anyway)

you should have been inspected before you opened and at least once a
year after that... haven't you ?

Les

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"Cheryl" <me_pigleyDONTSPAM@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:2g2a7nF37fu2U1@uni-berlin.de...
> I work in a private nursery school in the 2-3yr group.
> We are due to have an ofsted inspection in a few months and was wondering
if
> anyone here has already had one? whats it like? what do they look for?

Hi Cheryl,
When you got your notice of inspection you should have had a pamphlet called
"are you ready for your inspection" which tells you what to do. Basically,
they will go through all the standards and you have to demonstrate how you
meet or exceed each one. They'll grade you on each. Basically, have all your
paperwork, records, policies etc ready, they'll check health and safety,
cleanliness, children's interactions with peers and carers, ask parents how
they feel. Just check the standards and make sure you meet everything and
you'll be fine.
Good luck!

..d..

"B" <b@shaw.ca> wrote in message news:cnUmc.407331$Ig.298655@pd7tw2no...
> What is an 'ofsted' inspection??

In England every childcare or education setting (from home daycare to
schools) has to be regulated by OFSTED. Each setting has it's own set of
standards to meet and we get graded on how well we meet them
(unsatisfactory, satisfactory or good). If you do something extremely well
you can also be awarded a single standard of excellence. The standards cover
things like suitability of staff (health, experience, qualifications, police
checks), organisation (paperwork, emergency policies, medical policies,
records, registrations etc), care & play provisions, environment &
equipment, health and safety, equal opportunities, special needs provision,
child protection, behaviour and parental relationships. The frequency of
inspection depends upon your grading - someone who is "unsatisfactory" will
be re-inspected within months to ensure they have improved, someone who is
"good" may go up to 2 years without another inspection.
Childcare settings in Scotland and Wales are inspected by the Care
Commission, N. Ireland by social services, but basically the standards are
very similar throughout the UK.
<Brag> At my last inspection I got a "Good" with a "standard of excellence"
which is the highest we can get </Brag> ;-)
Donna
http://childmindinguk.tripod.com/

..ebbi..

That's great Donna, excellent job ) This sounds like what we go through
here with the NCAC and it's called Accreditation. Centres go through this
every two years and we have to meet certain criteria to p***.

Debbie

"aldee" <ne_endo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "B" <b@shaw.ca> wrote in message news:cnUmc.407331$Ig.298655@pd7tw2no...
> > What is an 'ofsted' inspection??
>
> In England every childcare or education setting (from home daycare to
> schools) has to be regulated by OFSTED. Each setting has it's own set of
> standards to meet and we get graded on how well we meet them
> (unsatisfactory, satisfactory or good). If you do something extremely well
> you can also be awarded a single standard of excellence. The standards
cover
> things like suitability of staff (health, experience, qualifications,
police
> checks), organisation (paperwork, emergency policies, medical policies,
> records, registrations etc), care & play provisions, environment &
> equipment, health and safety, equal opportunities, special needs
provision,
> child protection, behaviour and parental relationships. The frequency of
> inspection depends upon your grading - someone who is "unsatisfactory"
will
> be re-inspected within months to ensure they have improved, someone who is
> "good" may go up to 2 years without another inspection.
> Childcare settings in Scotland and Wales are inspected by the Care
> Commission, N. Ireland by social services, but basically the standards are
> very similar throughout the UK.
> <Brag> At my last inspection I got a "Good" with a "standard of
excellence"
> which is the highest we can get </Brag> ;-)
> Donna
> http://childmindinguk.tripod.com/
>
>

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Is there a some kind of Coordinator that comes in more regularly or is it
just this once every 2 years?

Bernadette



"*Debbie*" <redruby@bigpong.com.za> wrote in message
news:B0cnc.27836$TT.11052@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> That's great Donna, excellent job ) This sounds like what we go through
> here with the NCAC and it's called Accreditation. Centres go through this
> every two years and we have to meet certain criteria to p***.
>
> Debbie
>
> "aldee" <ne_endo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:6B2nc.20$ND.18@newsfe1-win...
> > "B" <b@shaw.ca> wrote in message news:cnUmc.407331$Ig.298655@pd7tw2no...
> > > What is an 'ofsted' inspection??
> >
> > In England every childcare or education setting (from home daycare to
> > schools) has to be regulated by OFSTED. Each setting has it's own set of
> > standards to meet and we get graded on how well we meet them
> > (unsatisfactory, satisfactory or good). If you do something extremely
well
> > you can also be awarded a single standard of excellence. The standards
> cover
> > things like suitability of staff (health, experience, qualifications,
> police
> > checks), organisation (paperwork, emergency policies, medical policies,
> > records, registrations etc), care & play provisions, environment &
> > equipment, health and safety, equal opportunities, special needs
> provision,
> > child protection, behaviour and parental relationships. The frequency of
> > inspection depends upon your grading - someone who is "unsatisfactory"
> will
> > be re-inspected within months to ensure they have improved, someone who
is
> > "good" may go up to 2 years without another inspection.
> > Childcare settings in Scotland and Wales are inspected by the Care
> > Commission, N. Ireland by social services, but basically the standards
are
> > very similar throughout the UK.
> > <Brag> At my last inspection I got a "Good" with a "standard of
> excellence"
> > which is the highest we can get </Brag> ;-)
> > Donna
> > http://childmindinguk.tripod.com/
> >
> >
>
>

..ebbi..

With Accreditation there is so much criteria to meet that you need to follow
them all the time. It would be impossible to only follow them when the
Coordinator comes out every two years. We also get visits from the Dept of
Family Services. They drop in whenever they feel like it. There visits are
usually unannounced. We also have licensing where we have to meet certain
criteria. Have a look at www.ncac.gov.au It will give you some idea of
our Accreditation.

Debbie

"B" <b@shaw.ca> wrote in message news:bysnc.427950$Ig.134818@pd7tw2no...
> Is there a some kind of Coordinator that comes in more regularly or is it
> just this once every 2 years?
>
> Bernadette
>
>
>
> "*Debbie*" <redruby@bigpong.com.za> wrote in message
> news:B0cnc.27836$TT.11052@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> > That's great Donna, excellent job ) This sounds like what we go
through
> > here with the NCAC and it's called Accreditation. Centres go through
this
> > every two years and we have to meet certain criteria to p***.
> >
> > Debbie
> >
> > "aldee" <ne_endo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:6B2nc.20$ND.18@newsfe1-win...
> > > "B" <b@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:cnUmc.407331$Ig.298655@pd7tw2no...
> > > > What is an 'ofsted' inspection??
> > >
> > > In England every childcare or education setting (from home daycare to
> > > schools) has to be regulated by OFSTED. Each setting has it's own set
of
> > > standards to meet and we get graded on how well we meet them
> > > (unsatisfactory, satisfactory or good). If you do something extremely
> well
> > > you can also be awarded a single standard of excellence. The standards
> > cover
> > > things like suitability of staff (health, experience, qualifications,
> > police
> > > checks), organisation (paperwork, emergency policies, medical
policies,
> > > records, registrations etc), care & play provisions, environment &
> > > equipment, health and safety, equal opportunities, special needs
> > provision,
> > > child protection, behaviour and parental relationships. The frequency
of
> > > inspection depends upon your grading - someone who is "unsatisfactory"
> > will
> > > be re-inspected within months to ensure they have improved, someone
who
> is
> > > "good" may go up to 2 years without another inspection.
> > > Childcare settings in Scotland and Wales are inspected by the Care
> > > Commission, N. Ireland by social services, but basically the standards
> are
> > > very similar throughout the UK.
> > > <Brag> At my last inspection I got a "Good" with a "standard of
> > excellence"
> > > which is the highest we can get </Brag> ;-)
> > > Donna
> > > http://childmindinguk.tripod.com/
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

..d..

"B" <b@shaw.ca> wrote in message news:bysnc.427950$Ig.134818@pd7tw2no...
> Is there a some kind of Coordinator that comes in more regularly or is it
> just this once every 2 years?

Was that to me or Debbie?
In the UK Ofsted inspectors come in every two years or more often, depending
on their workload and your grade. Network inspectors come every six weeks -
this is for accredited childminders, who provide nursery education and claim
the funding for it (every child aged 3 or over is guaranteed a nursery
education place, paid for by the govt - up to five sessions of 2 1/2 hrs per
week).
In addition, network co-ordinators visit whenever they feel like it, and
***essors come by if you are doing qualifications to observe you - sometimes
it seems I do nothing but prepare for visits by one ***essor or another!
Donna