NATIONAL STANDARDS - CARE

Ofsted says the quality of care will be judged:

Good – all actions raised at the transition inspections have been completed and no further ones are needed. Providers should be proud to get this grade.

Satisfactory – most actions raised at the transition inspection have been completed and very few further ones are likely to be needed. Providers should be pleased to get this grade.

Unsatisfactory - many of the actions raised at the transition inspection have not been completed. Because of this lack of action, Ofsted will issue a notice giving a specific time to comply with requirements. If action is not taken as a result of the notice, the registration may be cancelled.

EDUCATION

Ofsted has combined the care and nursery education. inspections and there is a four-point scale for judging the quality of the funded nursery education provision for three-and / or four-year-olds in promoting the Early Learning Goals (ELGs).

• Provision is acceptable and is of high quality. Children are making very good progress toward ELGs.
• Provision is acceptable and is of good quality overall. Children are making generally good progress.
• Provision is acceptable but there are some significant areas for improvement. Children’s progress is limited by some significant weaknesses.
• Provision is unacceptable. Children are making poor process.

MANAGEMENT

Leadership and management and its effect is evaluated using the following criteria:

• Leadership of the setting.
• The setting’s ability to assess its strenghts and weaknesses.
• Effectiveness of the setting in monitoring and evaluating the provision for nursery education.
• Extend to which the setting is committed to improving care and education for all children.