Includes the Ofsted Toolkit Reflective Practice Workbook (worth £10.99)Digital Download • EYFS-Aligned • Updated for the NEW 2025 Inspection Cycle
A complete, calm, plain-English support system to guide you confidently through the entire new 2025 Ofsted Early Years inspection process — written specifically for childminders.
Whether your inspection is 18 months away, 4 years away, or up to 6 years away under the new extended inspection cycle, the best time to begin is today.Not because preparation should take years — but because understanding the new process early will make everything clearer, calmer and far less stressful when the time comes.
This pack gives you step-by-step support from start to finish, using real childminder experience (including an Ofsted pilot inspection) and written in supportive, human, plain English. No jargon. No overwhelm. No guessing.
🌟 Why This Pack Matters Now — The NEW 2025 Inspection System
Ofsted’s 2025 changes are the biggest shift childminders have seen in years:
✔ A new 4–6 year inspection cycle
✔ A completely new Early Years Inspection Toolkit
✔ New expectations around curriculum, wellbeing and contextual safeguarding
✔ New planning-call process
✔ New wording, new criteria and new evidence expectations
The new Toolkit replaces the old inspection handbook entirely — meaning everything from the wording to the judgement structure has changed.
If you were inspected under the old framework, your next inspection will feel different.This pack helps you understand the new system clearly, calmly and confidently.
⭐ What’s Included (7 Documents + Toolkit Workbook)
This structured pack includes every stage of the new inspection journey — in order, with clear instructions on what to do next.
📘 DOCUMENT 1 — Start Here: When & How to Begin (NEW 2025 Guidance)
Includes:
Why preparation should start today — even if your inspection is years away
How the new 2025 Toolkit shapes every judgement
How to begin reflective practice without overwhelm
Optional early curriculum-writing support
First steps if your inspection is close vs. far away
Includes the Toolkit Reflective Practice Workbook (worth £10.99)
📞 DOCUMENT 2 — The First Ofsted Phone Call (Updated 2025 Process)
Covers:
What the first phone call includes
What inspectors won’t ask
What information they confirm
How to set boundaries (especially if you work alone)
Model phrases to help you feel confident
What to prepare (very little!)
📋 DOCUMENT 3 — The Planning Call (New 2025 Planning Requirements)
This is the main pre-inspection conversation.Includes:
Exactly what inspectors ask now (aligned with 2025 process)
How to talk about your curriculum in real childminder language
How to explain routines, context and children’s needs
How to discuss wellbeing or reasonable adjustments
A complete Planning Call Fill-In Template
📝 DOCUMENT 4 — Your Post-Planning Call Action Plan
A calm, realistic guide for the days before your inspection:
What to jot down the moment the call ends
How to re-read your notes without overwhelm
How to plan your inspection-day routine authentically
Whether to go out or stay home
Food/snack/lunch prep considerations
Environment checks
Using your inspector’s wellbeing contact
👶 DOCUMENT 5 — Know Your Children (Editable Profiles)
Includes:
Starting points
Current progress
Next steps
Personalities & behaviour with unfamiliar adults
EAL considerations
SEND prompts
Duplicable pages for each child
Supports confident conversations during inspection without creating unnecessary paperwork.
🛡️ DOCUMENT 6 — Safeguarding Confidence Q&A
Your verbal safeguarding practice guide, including:
Signs of abuse
Prevent Duty
British Values
FGM
Peer-on-peer abuse
Local contextual safeguarding
Scenario-based questions
Online safety
Collection procedures
Clear reminders to tailor answers to your local authority
This is not a replacement for training — it helps you talk about safeguarding confidently.
✔️ DOCUMENT 7 — After Your Inspection: What Happens Next
A supportive reflection tool covering:
What to write down the moment the inspector leaves
What to expect in the draft report
The factual accuracy process
Talking to parents
Looking after yourself afterwards
Confidence-building prompts
⭐ BONUS INCLUDED
The Ofsted Toolkit Reflective Practice Workbook (£10.99 value)
Breaks every Toolkit section into:
plain-English explanations
reflection questions
expected/strong/exceptional practice
checklists
confidence-building prompts
This workbook alone is worth the £14.99 — and it’s included for free within this bundle.
⭐ Who This Pack Is For
Perfect for:
new childminders
childminders awaiting inspection
those inspected under the old framework
those feeling anxious, confused or overwhelmed
anyone wanting clarity on the NEW 2025 Toolkit
Designed for solo childminders, small settings and partnerships — not nurseries.
⭐ You Will Receive
✔ 7 professionally written, plain-English digital documents
✔ The Ofsted Toolkit Reflective Practice Workbook
✔ Editable Word format
✔ Instant digital download
✔ Unlimited personal use
Not for resale, sharing or redistribution.