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Ofsted inspections change on November 10th 2025! If you want to know exactly what to expect from your Ofsted Inspection, this course is for you!
£25.00Course Overview
If you’re a registered childminder, it’s important to feel confident and fully prepared for your Ofsted inspection. This online course will guide you through everything you need to know so you can understand exactly what to expect before, during, and after your inspection.
Your first Ofsted inspection usually takes place around 18 months after registration. After that, the timing of your next inspection will depend on the grade you receive. Knowing what to expect helps you approach the process with confidence and ensures you can show the very best of your setting.
What You’ll Learn
In this module, you’ll discover:
Before your inspection: What Ofsted will do in advance, how much notice you’ll receive, and what you can do to prepare.
During your inspection: How inspectors evaluate your setting, what the inspection day involves, and the key activities and observations they use to assess your practice.
Evaluation areas and grading: A clear explanation of the inspection framework, the grading scale, and what each grade means for your future inspections.
Focus areas: Insight into important topics such as your curriculum, cultural capital, and the quality of adult-child interactions.
After your inspection: What happens once your inspection is complete, including how your report is written, when it will be published, and what steps come next.
Why Take This Course?
Build confidence by understanding the full inspection process.
Get practical tips to help you demonstrate the quality of care and learning in your setting.
Access the course anytime, at your own pace.
By the end of this course, you’ll have the knowledge to positively present your setting during your Ofsted inspection.
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Thanks you! I am now able to look at what I offer in my setting and to self reflect on what I am doing
Once successfully completed we'll send your name, email address and details of this module to the CPD Accreditation Service.
The CPD Accreditation Service will email you a certificate showing the number of CPD hours you have earned.
You can store or print the certificate as a record of your Continuing Professional Development.
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This module will be available for one year from the date of purchase and can be accessed and completed as many times as needed during that period.
After one year, access can be purchased again at a discounted rate
This module is included as part of membership and available at no extra cost for the lifetime of the memebership.
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