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Guides for parents: how early years settings are inspected
Ofsted guides for parents about different types of early years settings and how they are inspected.
Applies to England
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These guides are for parents or carers of children who attend childminders, nurseries and other types of daycare, or out of school settings. They include information on why Ofsted inspects each setting, what happens on an inspection and the judgements we make following an inspection.
Updates to this page
Published 28 November 2022
Last updated 20 March 2024
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Updated with information about how we inspect and report on safeguarding. Also clarified information about how often we inspect and about speaking to the inspector during inspection.
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First published.