Space does not permit full details to be
published in BANDnews, but a summary of the key points is as follows:
·
Ofsted have to be more rigorous and more robust in their inspections.
·
Ofsted have to present clearer and simpler Inspection Reports.
·
All Welfare & Safeguarding
requirements in the EYFS 2012 are now legal guidance. Failure to meet all Welfare &
Safeguarding requirements will result in a setting’s inspection judgement being
limited
to
Satisfactory.
·
Arrangements for new registrations from 1st September have
changed and Ofsted will signpost potential providers making enquiries about
registration to the development team at the relevant local authority (in the
case of Bristol
this is BAND).
·
From 1st September Ofsted will no longer carry out Suitable
Person interviews or CRB checks on managers/leaders. It will be the responsibility of the
Registered Person (MC, owners, directors etc.) to carry out suitability checks
and CRB disclosures for all staff including managers/leaders – although there
will still be a requirement to inform Ofsted of a change of manager/leader.
·
From 1st September Ofsted will carry out a Suitable Person
interview on the Nominated Person for new registrations only. For existing registrations Ofsted will no
longer carry out a Suitable Person interview if the Nominated Person changes,
although Ofsted will carry out the CRB and vetting checks.
·
When the Nominated Person changes it will be the Registered Person’s
responsibility to ensure that any replacement fully understands the
requirements of the EYFS 2012.
·
Standard conditions (i.e. numbers and ages of children) will be removed
and it will be the responsibility of the Registered Person to ensure that the
numbers and ages of children cared for fall within the requirements of EYFS
2012. Ofsted will check that the
requirements for numbers and ages are met during inspection.
·
Complaints and Concerns – for non-routine and non-minor concerns,
Ofsted will carry out a full inspection of the setting.
Full details of the changes
to R&I will be made available to providers attending BAND’s EYFS 2012
briefing sessions. For providers unable
to access places at these briefings, details of the revised R&I
arrangements will be available from the BAND Development & Support
team.