Nursery World - Making online count

You may not think social media matters much when it comes to
inspections, but excelling online can help you to meet the Early Years
Foundation Stage goals, as expert Kate Tyler explains

It is easy to let things like social media slide with an inspection looming. But Ofsted is getting more and more opinionated on communication with parents, and is now picking up on social media use.

One nursery's recent report reads, 'Through a large variety of media, including newsletters, emails and social networking sites, the nursery keeps parents very well-informed about their children's activities and progress.' Another says, 'The setting makes innovative use of new technologies and social media to involve parents in their children's learning in the early years.' However, nurseries are also being told by Ofsted that they need to improve their social media communications.

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