Ofsted early years inspections: frequently asked questions
Since Ofsted published the renewed inspection framework on 9 September 2025, they have put on lots of online and face-to-face engagement with early years settings to answer your questions.
Ofsted have published the most frequently asked questions so you can see all the answers in one place: Early years inspections: frequently asked questions – Ofsted: early years – these will be updated regularly as Ofsted continue to inspect with the renewed approach, so do bookmark it and check back in future.
If you want to watch any of the Ofsted webinars, you can find them on the YouTube playlist.
View the early years YouTube playlists here: