New findings from a Nursery World survey reveal alleged instances of Ofsted inspectors intimidating nursery staff, being rude to parents, inspecting against the old EYFS and penalising settings for using bank staff or struggling to recruit, leaving nurseries ‘on edge’ and staff quitting their jobs.
Of the 162 nursery owners/managers that responded to Nursery World’s online survey on inspection under the new EIF, 30 per cent said they had been downgraded, with 74 per cent of these believing the judgement was not fair. Their reasons included an inspector referring to the old EYFS three weeks since the framework was updated, inspectors generally lacking understanding and empathy for the impact of Covid on children and staff, and judgements being based on new staff not knowing children well enough.
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