Nursery World - Inspection - The early years handbook

Pennie Akehurst sets out key points on the new Early years inspection handbook in the second part of a series on the Ofsted documents coming into force in September

‘Quality of education’ is a key judgment and contains teaching, learning and assessment and outcomes

Under the above comes ‘intent, implementation, impact’ – curriculum content (intent), planning and delivery (implementation) and assessing outcomes for children (impact)

Part 1 of the Early years inspection handbook

The inspection process remains largely unchanged. Judgments will continue to be made against the four categories used in the previous framework and the vast majority of providers will continue to receive notice prior to their inspection unless the setting previously received an inadequate grade or there are significant concerns about the quality of provision and/or safeguarding.

The key headings proposed in the consultation will remain:

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