Writing in response to a letter from PACEY, Ofsted’s deputy director for early education Gill Jones said ‘limited resources and the need to prioritise the re-inspection of settings that provide the most number of places are the main reasons behind the decision’.
In the letter, sent at the end of last month, PACEY’s chief executive Liz Bayram asked why under the new Common Inspection Framework (CIF), childminders, along with informal childcare settings, have to wait for the next inspection cycle for their re-inspection if they are found to require improvement, but nurseries with the grade will be re-inspected within 12 months.
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