inspections set out by Ofsted early years director Nick Hudson and
revealed on Nursery World online.
While the news that Ofsted's own in-house inspectors will take on responsibility for re-inspecting 'requires improvement' and inadequate nurseries in place of outside contractors was welcomed by many, there were widespread concerns about extending the timescale for post-registration inspections for new settings.
Inspections will now take place within 30 months, rather than the current period of within seven months.
Mr Hudson said this would free up a lot more time - he estimated up to 10,000 days - to prioritise nurseries, childminders and other early years providers that are not yet good or outstanding.
'It will also give new providers longer to embed their practice so that at their first inspection they will have every chance to show that they are good or better,' he said.
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