New guidance for inspectors when there are no children present at the inspection or on roll.

http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/factsheet-childcare-guidance-for-inspecting-childminders-and-childcare-settings-no-children-roll-or

Miffy xx

Thanks Miffy - Given me food for thought! :thumbsup:

thanks Miffy....Will have a read later xx

Thanks Miffy, will get it adds to the resources as you suggested :thumbsup:

Thank you will have a read later xx

Have read and inwardlydigested. Thanks Miffy :thumbsup:

Duly read and hopefully digested:blush: Talk about longwinded though! I nearly lost the will to live by the end of it:laughing:

Jacqui

If an inspection is scheduled and there are no children on roll at the time of the inspection it should be deferred and the no children on roll letter EYL 409 sent to the provider. This letter explains to the provider that the inspection is being deferred as there are no children on roll. The provider must inform Ofsted when they start to care for children. The only exceptions to this are:


it is towards the end of a provider's prescribed period for inspection and an inspection needs to be carried out for Ofsted to fulfil its regulatory role

So they must do the inspection if it was due - why else would they have to be coming out and we would want to defer.

drrrrrrrrr or is it just me?

If an inspection is scheduled and there are no children on roll at the time of the inspection it should be deferred and the no children on roll letter EYL 409 sent to the provider. This letter explains to the provider that the inspection is being deferred as there are no children on roll. The provider must inform Ofsted when they start to care for children. The only exceptions to this are:


it is towards the end of a provider's prescribed period for inspection and an inspection needs to be carried out for Ofsted to fulfil its regulatory role

So they must do the inspection if it was due - why else would they have to be coming out and we would want to defer.

drrrrrrrrr or is it just me?

Debbie there is a little footnote number next to that piece of text which gives the extra guidance:

"Legislation requires all providers registered at 1 September 2008 on the Early Years Register to be inspected by 31 July 2012. Providers registered after 1 September 2008 must be inspected within the period of three years beginning with the 1 August following the date of the provider’s registration on the Early Years Register"

The way I read it is, they would normally defer UNLESS you also meet the above criteria in that you must be inspected by the above dates. Interesting fact, I wonder if there will be a rush of inspection now between Christmas and July 2012! :eek:

The document is now in the downloads - thanks Miffy for finding it :thumbsup: