Now that I’ve had my own inspection, I feel my views on Ofsted and the inspections they carry out have changed. Child protection is high on their priority at present, following on from cases such as Baby P, and therefore they have to do what they can to ensure nannies on the Register are safeguarding their charges. Nannies  need to keep up to date on their knowledge of  child protection and should know how they should report any concerns about the child in their care. (more…)

I’m a registered nanny on the Ofsted Voluntary Childcare Register. A few weeks ago I had a phone call from Ofsted informing me I was one of the “lucky” 10% of nannies to be chosen to receive a visit from an inspector. Of course I use the term “lucky” very loosely. (more…)