Inspection

This handbook sets out what inspectors need to consider when evaluating the three inspection themes in non-maintained nursery settings. It explains ‘What we inspect’. The guidance is essential reading for inspectors and all other members of the inspection team. It may also be useful for providers to support their understanding of the inspection guidance. There … Continued

This guidance sets out the way that Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) and Estyn will inspect care and education in funded non-maintained nursery and childcare settings who provide part-time education. These joint inspections will evaluate the care provided for all children up to the age of twelve and the education of three and four-year-old children that … Continued

This guidance is designed to support maintained schools and pupil referral units (PRUs) that have been placed in a statutory category. It provides guidance on what happens when a school or PRU goes into a statutory category, what the school or PRU and local authority must do following the inspection, what they could do and … Continued