Early Years
Since Ofsted published the renewed inspection framework on 9 September 2025, they’ve put on lots of online and face-to-face engagement with early years settings to answer your questions.
They have now published the most frequently asked questions. You can view them here.
Ofsted have improved how they will report the findings of education inspections.
They have designed their new-look report cards with parents and carers in mind, to give you a clearer picture of what’s working well and where the next steps for improvement are – at a childminder, nursery, school, college or apprenticeship provider. That might be where your child already goes, or places you’re comparing before you choose the best option for them.
This page explains more about the new report cards and the grades we give in them.
There are 2 statutory EYFS frameworks:
Providers are responsible for ensuring they follow the current version of the framework for their provider type.
To read more please click the link Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The DfE are asking education settings to share key messages from the NHS about MMR / measles and how to get vaccinated.
The Back to school MMR Guidance from the NHS includes information to share, as well as example social media posts which can be found here: NHS Vaccine Poster and NHS MMR Poster.
Measles is highly infectious and if left unvaccinated nine out of ten children in a classroom/setting can catch the disease if just one child is infectious. Please share these resources with colleagues, parents, and where suitable, community organisations to increase awareness and encourage parents to get their children vaccinated.
Please print and display the following poster in your setting for families to use.
The Early Years Newsletter is a publication the Early Years team creates to assist with providers keeping up to date with any and all changes in the Early Years world.
The Early Years SENCO updates covers national and local developments in all aspects of Special Educational Needs and Disability. Termly information including specific training, guidance and links to other services.
Parents play a crucial role in supporting their children’s learning, and levels of parental engagement are consistently associated with better academic outcomes.