Ofsted definition

Ofsted means the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills;
Ofsted means the Office for Standards in Education;
Ofsted means the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s services and Skills.

Examples of Ofsted in a sentence

  • Between 1997 and 2001 the number of registered childminders fell by 26,200, likely due to the impact of Ofsted inspection.

  • Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Childrens Services and Skills who inspect services providing education and skills for learners of all ages, and regulate services that care for children and young people.

  • Before a person or organisation can work as a childminder they must register with Ofsted.

  • To become eligible to receive EEF a provider on the Early Years Ofsted register must have an Ofsted rating of “requires improvement”, “good” or “outstanding” for 9 month olds, 2-, 3-, 4- year olds.

  • You may also contact Ofsted directly, please see their website for further details.


More Definitions of Ofsted

Ofsted means the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills;
Ofsted means the Office for Standards in Education. “Parties” means the Chief Executive and the College
Ofsted means the Office for Standards in Education. “Parties” means the SFA and the College.
Ofsted the Office for Standards in Education;
Ofsted means the Office for Standards in Education.  ‘Provider’ means the early years, childcare or school setting detailed in Part A of this agreement and the owners and employees of such.  ‘Setting’ means the early years, childcare or school setting detailed in Part A of this agreement and the owners and employees of such.  ‘Statutory Guidance’ means the Early education and childcare Statutory guidance for local authorities, as published by the Department for Education (DfE) in March 2017.  ‘Stretched free entitlement’ or ‘stretched offer’ means free early education being offered for fewer hours per week over more than 38 weeks of the year.
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Ofsted means the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (or such successor or replacement body or department, or in the absence of such body or department, such other body or department as the Parties may agree most closely resembles Ofsted);