have you seen it

not sure if anyone has posted about it so sorry if they have,

you used to be able to search reports by date in your area but it has all changed now

people are going mad about it on the foundation stage forum,sending emails of compaints

what do you think of the new layout?

no do you have a link?????

not sure how to put links on hear

i just type in google ofted reports and then click on the official site and click reports

I think its easier for the parent to find somone nearer there home instead of trawling throught everyone:thumbsup:

i must be doing somthing wrong , i type in my postcode and childmider and it comes up that there isnt any chilminders in the area

was easier the other way

It says on it that to protect childminder identity you can only search by URN, so it doesnt seem to give the option to input a name or postcode and receive a response.

if you click on the blue box early years and childcare thats where i put in postcode

if you click on the blue box early years and childcare thats where i put in postcode

When i input the postcode, without going through the bit that says select the type of provider, it only brings up schools type results no individual childminders, think this is because they do not hold our name or postcode on our childminder reports, so we do not show up on the searches to keep our identity private.

Yes I've seen it - you used to be able to search inspection reports by area but that option seems to have gone now.

Miffy xx

Sorry but I don't follow you. You can still search using a postcode. If you go to http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/Ofsted-home/Inspection-reports/Early-years-and-childcare and click on "Find Providers Near Your Home" you can input a postcode.

Sorry but I don't follow you. You can still search using a postcode. If you go to http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/Ofsted-home/Inspection-reports/Early-years-and-childcare and click on "Find Providers Near Your Home" you can input a postcode.

did this and no matches found!!

Oh for goodness sake :angry: why oh why. Well thats my chances of filling my vacancies via Ofsted site gone out of the window. Apparently there are no childminders in my village & no childminders under my postcode!!! :angry:

i was wondering about this as it say's thiers no childminders in my area. and i no there is i was being nosey and wanted to read some other people reports

Well i can not find any childminders so i'm guessing that we havent been put on the system yet??? just so long as it does not turn into the Fiasco :angry: that the ************* was for months on end. Do you think they're ganging up on us? :rolleyes:

Just had a look, works as before in my area. :thumbsup:

Couldn't find any childminders in my area at first, but went further down the first page where you can put details in and it came up fine Staffordshire
Teacake2

just looked for my area...and a number came up....looked familiar..


its me!

dozy me!

mandy xxxx

It works in my area - but I wanted to read a friends report and their postcode is invalid :blush: serves me right for being nosey

Works OK for me and as it's my postcode I'm the first on the list :)