1. Inspection of the EYFS Liz Elsom Children’s policy and frameworks 19 May 2009

2. Quality of childminding September 2008 – March 2009

3. Issues from registration and inspection  Differences between the registers particularly on the use of assistants and qualifications  Planning and assessment expectations  Written paperwork  Exemption from learning and development requirements  Confusion about childcare on domestic premises  Four-year-olds in education  Completion of the EYFS profile

4. The self-evaluation form

5. Completing the self-evaluation form Childminders should:  Refer to the EYFS framework and guidance  Involve assistants, parents and children  Think carefully about what they do and how well  Consider the impact on the children’s welfare, learning and development  Consider how the needs of all the children for whom they care are met  Think about what could be done better

6. Top tips on using the self-evaluation form  Use as a tool for improvement, not just for inspection  Evaluate, don’t just describe  Include examples  Be specific in your priorities for improvement  Say how you’ve collected and used user views  Identify evidence for your statements Refer to the detailed Guidance on completing an effective early years self-evaluation form

7. Inspection

8. What do we look for? What is it like for a child here? Inspectors assess how well:  The uniqueness of each child is recognised  No group or individual is disadvantaged  Children’s welfare is promoted  Children make progress and achieve well  Partnerships promote good quality  Planning including self-evaluation is effective

9. Key judgements Inspectors make four main judgements, graded on a four point scale, and a range of supplementary judgements to decide:  How effective is the provision in meeting the needs of the children?  How effectively are children helped to learn and develop?  How effectively is the welfare of the children promoted?  How effectively is provision led and managed

10. Bringing about improvement  Recommendations  Actions  Escalating tariff  Monitoring letters

11. How to prepare for inspection  Use Are you ready for your inspection?  Follow the EYFS Statutory framework and Practice guidance  Provide the best for each child all day every day  Tell Ofsted of changes and significant events  Keep specified records up to date  Reflect regularly on what helps or hinders children  Strengthen the best and fix the rest  Make the most of information and support available.

12. How to prepare for inspection (2) Can I show that:  My setting meets the requirements at all times?  My setting delivers the EYFS well at all times?  Recent changes have improved outcomes?  Self-evaluation has led to better learning, development and welfare?  I’ve acted on parents’ views to improve outcomes?  I work with other providers?

13. In the best and improving settings Inspectors see:  Children are at the heart of all that happens  Adults having a robust approach to keeping children safe  Providers further improving on already outstanding practice  Stimulating environments in place to enable children to thrive safely  Records and observations used extremely well to support children

14. Looking ahead We have:  Reviewed all our written documents  Consulted providers and parents about inspection reports  Worked with DCSF on clarification about a number of issues  Worked with colleagues in Ofsted who inspect the EYFS in schools  Taken account of all information on how we register and inspect provision

15. Looking ahead We are:  Producing additional fact sheets where needed available on our website  Testing some slight changes to the four judgements we make  Improving our guidance to inspectors and providers  Considering comments about reports to see if we can make them easier to read  Considering if we need to make any changes to the self-evaluation form to make it easier to use

16. The overriding focus is and will continue to be: what is it like for a child here? Key documents:  Are you ready for your inspection  Guidance on completing an effective early years self-evaluation form  Using the early years evaluation schedule  Conducting early years inspections  Early years: leading to excellence  Learning from the best all on www.ofsted.gov.ukwww.ofsted.gov.uk

17. Raising standards, improving lives