Ofsted releases EIF updates
Summary
• Are there flexibilities in place for providers that are facing recruitment and retention issues or experiencing high numbers of staff off sick? Purnima Tanuku OBE, Chief Executive of National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) said: “Since inspections restarted, we have been raising concerns from the sector about how some inspectors have responded to challenges linked to Covid-recovery and workforce pressures. “Nurseries and early years settings recognise the important role of inspections but we want to see effective, supportive and proportionate regulation. This is especially important as providers work to give the extra support children need following the impact of Covid-19 restrictions and an ongoing workforce crisis. That means urgent reforms to overhaul Ofsted’s complaints process and restore trust across the sector.” The blog, on the government’s official website can be found here.