These are just suggestions from the Commons Education Committee, the ministers won't necessarily agree, but they have proposed that Ofsted is split in two since it is too large and unwieldy to function. The BBC article summarised:
"A newly formed Inspectorate for Education should be responsible for the inspection of education and skills, including nurseries, schools and colleges, adult education prison learning and teacher training.
A new Inspectorate for Children's Care should focus entirely on children's services and care, including children's homes, adoption services, childminders and Cafcass, the children and family court advisory service."
What do people think about the rather interesting placement of childminders next to adoption/fostering/children's homes, entirely separate from nurseries and preschools? Do you think that would better reflect the "care" rather than "education" side of things? But is a nursery that takes on 6 month olds really educating them more than caring for them? Do you think this is a backwards step that doesn't reflect the increasing professionalism of childminders, who can provide the same or better level of care and interaction with young children as more formal non-domestic settings?
Any general thoughts?
BBC article here.