Ofsted had considered changing the ‘satisfactory’ to ‘requires improvement’, and ‘inadequate’ to ‘requires significant improvement and/ or enforcement’.
This would have brought judgements for early years settings in line with changes to school inspections.
The inspectorate said that the decision was made to keep the current grades of ‘satisfactory’ and ‘inadequate’ in response to comments by providers to Ofsted’s consultation on the regulation of providers on the Early Years register.
Ofsted said the issue would be reviewed at a later stage.
Ofsted has published a report on responses to the consultation, which includes the views of early years providers, member organisations, and local authorities.
Register now to continue reading
Thank you for visiting Nursery World and making use of our archive of more than 35,000 expert features, subject guides, case studies and policy updates. Why not register today and enjoy the following great benefits:
What's included
-
Free access to 4 subscriber-only articles per month
-
Unlimited access to news and opinion
-
Email newsletter providing activity ideas, best practice and breaking news
Already have an account? Sign in here