Principles for carrying out early years inspection and regulatory work without notice
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Guidance for inspectors on how to decide when to inspect or visit without notice.
Adapted edition
- Document type
- Reference Guide
- Format
- DOCX
- Pages
- 3
- Language
- English
- Version
- 1.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-17
- Category
- Governance & assurance
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
Description
Guidance for inspectors on how to decide when to inspect or visit without notice. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.
Contents
- Assessing risks
- What to consider
- Concerns
- Recording the decision to inspect/visit without notice
Source and licence
Ofsted
AttributionOfsted, ‘Principles for carrying out early years inspection and regulatory work without notice’ (updated 7 November 2025), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.
Version history
- v1.017/09/2026