• Table 2.1 Form for the Statutory Framework - Section 1: The Learning and Development Requirements
• Table 2.2 Form for the Statutory Framework - Section 2: Assessment
• Table 2.3 Form for the Statutory Framework - Section 3: The Safeguarding and Welfare Requirements

• Table 3.1: Staff Strengths and Areas of Development Form
• Table 3.2: Rapid Induction Form
• Table 3.3: Induction and Probation Form
• Table 3.4: Staff Annual Review Form 
• Table 3.5: Example of Annual Training Plan
• Table 3.6: Staff Supervision Form
• Table 3.7: Example of a peer observation form

• Table 5.1: Evaluating the Quality of Education Form 

• Table 8.1: Self-Evaluation Form
• Table 8.2: Improvement Plan Form  
• Table 8.3: Extract from a PVI Nursery’s Improvement Plan

What does 'cultural capital' mean for early years?

Wendy Ratcliff, Her Majesty's Inspector, Early Years Policy, explains how 'cultural capital' applies to early years and gives children the knowledge and skills to prepare them for future success. 

How do I register as an early years provider?

Gill Jones, Deputy Director, Early Education, and Emma Exton, Deputy Director, Operations, explain the process for registering as an early years provider.

What do I need to tell you?

Dee Coleman, Principal Officer, Early Years, and Julie-Ann Morris, Senior Manager, Early Years, explain what a registered early years provider needs to tell us about. 

What happens on early years inspection?

Wendy Ratcliff HMI explains why you should not do something different in your setting just because you think it is what the inspector wants to see. 

What happens if someone complains about me?

Martin Williams, Principal Officer, Operations, and Penny Fisher, Early Years Senior HMI, explain what their teams do when we receive information about an early years provider. 

Early Education 

PACEY 

Foundation Years 

Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child 

OfSTED 

Early Years Alliance 

National Day Nurseries Association 

Lovemybooks 

BookTrust 

NSPCC 

Education Endowment Foundation 

Teaching Schools Council 

Research Schools Network