Preparing for an Ofsted visit
Summary
Nursery managers and school leaders often dread the visits however, with proper planning, these can be opportunities to show off just how good your early years provision is. The handbook lists the following documents that inspectors may ask to see: • Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) records and any other recruitment documents summarising the checks on, and the vetting and employment arrangements of, all staff working at the setting • List of current staff and their qualifications • Register/list showing the date of birth of all children on roll and routine staffing arrangements • List of children present at the setting during the inspection (if not shown on the register) • All logs that record accidents, exclusions, children taken off roll and incidents of poor behaviour • All logs of incidents of discrimination, including racist incidents • Complaints log and/or evidence of any complaints and their resolutions • Fire-safety arrangements and other statutory policies relating to health and safety • List of any referrals made to the local authority designated person for safeguarding, with brief details of the resolutions • Details of all children who are an open case to social care/children’s services and for whom there is a multi-agency plan In addition, the inspector may want to see the policies and procedures of your setting, especially those relating to all aspects of safeguarding, anti-bullying, curriculum and governance. Make sure your reception, outdoor spaces, training rooms, activity areas, and even your offices consistently demonstrate what is important to your setting and the excellent experience that children, parents and other visitors get, and how your culture is embedded. Remove out-of-date notices, have examples of the children’s work, and ensure that health and safety requirements are being followed. Ensure that you have read and understood the “Inspecting Safeguarding in Early Years” guidance which sets out what inspectors will look for.
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