Ofsted news for childminders

Best Start in Life curriculum roadshows – what does our research mean for you and what’s next?

Blog post by Wendy Ratcliff HMI, Principal Officer, Early Education reflecting on where OFSTED roadshows have taken them this year, what was spoken about, and what providers and practitioners can take away from OFSTED research.

Best Start in Life Curriculum Roadshows – what does our research mean for you and what’s next? – Ofsted: early years

Webinar for childminders

There will be a live webinar specifically designed for childminders on 16 December from 7pm to 8pm.

In this webinar we will draw on the second part of our early years research review series, focussing on the importance of the prime areas of learning. In particular we will discuss:

• the importance of the prime areas of learning
• what a curriculum is for the prime areas of learning
• how we look at the prime areas of learning on inspection
• share our top 10 key takeaway points from our research

This webinar is especially relevant to childminders.

Register your interest here: Registration

Register as a childminder without domestic premises

Register as a childminder without domestic premises – New application guidance for a new category of childcare provider – childminders who provide care solely from somewhere other than a home – as part of a series of changes the Department for Education (DfE) has introduced to give the early years sector more flexibility. We at OFSTED  have published a blog post by Jayne Coward, Deputy Director for Early Years Regulatory Policy and Practice, and a series of videos explaining the changes and answering some questions that may arise:

• New changes for childminders and childcare on domestic premises providers
• What is a childminder without domestic premises?
• Further flexibility for childminders
• Working from non-domestic premises – removing the 50% limit
• Updates for currently registered childcare on domestic premises providers