Meetings are being held in regions across the country, in London, St Austell in Cornwall (South West), Northampton (East Midlands), Worcester (West Midlands) and Manchester (North West) on Friday 13 and Saturday 14 September, dubbed by the sector as the ‘Ofsted Big Conversation’ weekend (#ofstedbigconversation).
They are being hosted by June O’Sullivan, chief executive of the London Early Years Foundation (LEYF), Jennie Johnson, chief executive of Kids Allowed in Manchester, Tom Shea, owner of the nursery chain Child First, Mandy Richardson, co-founder of Naturally Learning Childcare and childminder Penny Webb.
The aim of the meetings (details below) is to bring nursery providers and childminders together to produce an early years proposal for Ofsted, identifying the key issues and barriers to progress and how they can build an exemplary regulatory system. All providers are welcome to attend - just contact the relevant host.
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