Ofsted has updated many of their factsheets this summer, including several for childminders. Details and links below.
Requirements for risk assessments
(Published Friday 20 August 2010)
Childcare - Childminders using assistants (Published Friday 30 July 2010)
Childcare - Common core skills and knowledge (Published Friday 30 July 2010)
Childcare - Delivery of the Early Years Foundation Stage in out-of-school provision
(Published Friday 30 July 2010)
Evaluating early years provision in settings providing childcare on domestic premises
Evaluating early years provision in settings providing for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage before or after school or during school holidays
Childcare - Exemption from the learning and development requirements (Published Friday 30 July 2010)
Childcare - Giving medication to children in registered childcare
Childcare - Guidance for inspecting childminders and childcare settings with no children on roll or no children present at the time of the inspection
Guidance on inspecting providers registered on both the Childcare and Early Years Registers
Childcare - Requirements for written documents: childminders delivering the Early Years Foundation Stage (Published Friday 30 July 2010)
Childcare - The next steps: when a provider is judged inadequate or is not complying with requirements
Childcare - The requirements of the Early Years Register
Using the early years evaluation schedule: guidance for inspectors of registered early years settings required to deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage
Conducting early years inspections
(Published Monday 02 August 2010)
Page last updated: 8/23/2010