Mary Evans hears how they would rate the new regime
When Ofsted recently published a 'state of the nation' report on childcare in England, following the completion of its transitional inspections of every childminder and daycare setting, it was headline news. If the tables are turned, how does the early years sector rate Ofsted?
Now that regulation of childcare has been given to one organisation, operating to the new national standards, has it ironed out the idiosyncrasies of the former system where responsibility was shared among 150 local authorities, each with its own criteria and procedures for registration and inspection?
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