Nursery World - Ofsted: best practice guide

In the first of a series presenting models of best practice for inspection, we look at monitoring and evaluation processes at Poppy and Jack’s. By Hannah Crown

Last year in our unpicking Ofsted reports series, consultant Pennie Akehurst identified key areas where settings underperform in Ofsted inspections. This year, we have teamed up with early years consultancy Hopscotch, which employs ex-Ofsted inspectors, to identify settings which have models of best practice worthy of dissemination. In this article we focus on tracking systems.

Cohort and group tracking

According to the most recent Ofsted report for Poppy and Jacks Warrington, ‘The management team tracks the progress of individual children and different groups extremely well. This enables them to identify any gaps rapidly and provide exceptionally good support for children to catch up quickly and continue to make outstanding progress in their learning and development.’

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