questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of introducing unannounced inspections in early years settings on levels of continuous safety compliance.
answerText: While Ofsted typically provides notice before an inspection, they can and do conduct inspections without prior notification, particularly when concerns have been raised about a setting or if a previous inspection resulted in a grade of ‘Inadequate’. Betwe...
heading: Pre-school Education: Inspections