Guidance handbook for inspecting care and education in regulated non-school settings eligible for funding for part-time education

This guidance sets out the way that CIW and Estyn will inspect care and education in regulated non-school settings eligible for funding for 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 do not receive education in a maintained setting.

The purpose of joint inspection is to:

• provide an evaluation of quality to the users of services and other stakeholders through published reports
• promote improvement in care and education
• inform the development of national policy by the Welsh Government
• test whether the service is still fit to be registered
• provide sufficient assurance that the service is safe and compliant