outstanding Ofsted or excellent Care Commission results at Asquith
At Asquith, we are proud of our Oftsed/Care Commission results, and you can access the inspection reports by clicking on the link on each nursery page.
We deliver the best childcare and education by ensuring that all our staff have in-depth knowledge and understanding gained through continuing professional development and higher-level qualification training.
Already this commitment is having a positive impact on Ofsted/Care Commission results with increasing numbers of our nurseries obtaining 'outstanding/excellent' outcomes.
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what does Ofsted/Care Commission do?
Ofsted/Care Commission regulates and inspects services for children, young adults and learners including those who provide childcare for children aged from birth up to school age. This helps to reassure you about the quality of childcare and nursery education experienced by your children.
what does an Ofsted inspection cover?
An Ofsted inspection assesses the main strengths and any areas for improvement and covers:
- The welfare of the children being cared for
- Arrangements for safeguarding children
- The suitability of persons to care for, or be in regular contact with, children
- Qualifications and training
- The suitability and safety of premises and equipment
- How the childcare provision is organised
- Procedures for dealing with complaints
- Record-keeping
- Providing information to parents
what are the key inspection judgements and what do they mean?
- Outstanding: this aspect of the provision is of exceptionally high quality
- Good: this aspect of the provision is strong
- Satisfactory: this aspect of the provision is sound
- Inadequate: this aspect of the provision is not good enough
what does a Care Commission inspection cover?
A Care Commission inspection assesses the main strengths and any areas for improvement and covers:
- Quality of Care and Support: how the service meets the needs of each individual in its care
- Quality of Environment: the environment within the service (for example, is the service clean, is it set out well, is it easy to access by people who use wheelchairs?)
- Quality of Staffing: the quality of the care staff, including their qualifications and training
- Quality of Management and Leadership: how the service is managed and how it develops to meet the needs of the people it cares for
- Quality of Information: this is how the service looks after information and manages record keeping safely
what are the key inspection grades?
- Level 6 - excellent
- Level 5 - very good
- Level 4 - good
- Level 3 - adequate
- Level 2 - weak
- Level 1 - unsatisfactory
For more information, visit http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/
