Government updates

Childcare and early years survey of parents: 2022

Findings from the 2022 survey of parents on childcare and early years.

Change made: First published.


Early years inspection handbook

Ofsted guidance on inspecting registered early years and childcare providers under the education inspection framework.


In these 3 videos, our Early Years Regulatory Inspector and Early Education Quality and Practice Lead Sam Sleeman-Boss answers some of the most common questions we receive:

Early years in schools webinar – This webinar discusses early years education in schools, focusing in particular on communication and language. We talk about what inspectors look at on inspection, including around the use of phonics. We also explore deep dives in the early years and share insights from our research.