Journal

Notes on running a nursery, and on what Ofsted publishes

Written for the people who run early years settings. New pieces most weeks.

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What to do when Ofsted's register is wrong about your setting

A wrong address, an old name or a stale inspection date propagates to every site that republishes Ofsted's data. Here is the order to fix it in.

By Little Bees · 15 September 2026 · 5 min read

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Keeping safeguarding records only the DSL can read

A locked filing cabinet has one key and one person holding it. Most software has neither. Here is what "only the DSL can see this" has to mean to be true.

By Little Bees · 19 June 2026 · 5 min read

Notes on running a nursery, and on what Ofsted publishes

What to do when Ofsted's register is wrong about your setting

Keeping safeguarding records only the DSL can read

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