Written for the people who run early years settings. New pieces most weeks.
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Legacy ratings were not converted when report cards arrived in November 2025. Your certificate still stands, but it now has to be read with its date attached.
By Little Bees · 8 May 2026 · 4 min read
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It is the middle grade of five, which makes it look like a C. It is not. Expected standard is the bar, and clearing it in every area is a full pass.
By Little Bees · 24 April 2026 · 4 min read
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Since November 2025 an inspection ends in a grade for each area inspected rather than one word for the whole setting. Here is how to read the grid you get back.
By Little Bees · 10 April 2026 · 4 min read
