Early Years Inspection Support

Choose your type of setting:

PVIs (including OOSCs)
Schools

Support for PVIs (including OOSCs)

Early Years inspection information
Early Years inspection toolkit

Self Supported Evaluation Tools

SSET - Curriculum and Teaching and Achievement
SSET - Transport & Vehicles
SSET - Policies & Procedures
SSET - Child Protection & Safeguarding
SSET - Security, Accidents and Medication
SSET - Food & Drink
SSET - Leadership & Management
SSET - Managing Behaviour, Inclusion and SEND
SSET - Health & Safety

Other Relevant Information

Parent Handbook Template
Full and Relevant Qualifications in Early Years
Safe Sleep Practices
Policies and Procedures Development Guidance
Risk Assessment Guidance
Environmental Health Guidance

Support for Schools

School inspection toolkit
Early Years Leadership Planner

Audit Tools

Early Years Environment Audit
Environment Audit: Literacy
Environment Audit: Mathematics
Outdoor Environment Audit
Early Years Research review (part 1)
Early Years Research review (part 2)
Early Years Research review (part 3)

DfE support for schools

During the 2025 autumn term, the Department for Education (DfE) delivered a series of 6 regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE) webinars on reception quality led by sector experts, including the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), Ofsted and English Hubs.

The Department for Education (DfE) offers a range of online and in-person school support and professional development for improving teaching and leadership of reception. You can find details of the offer here.

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