Many early years respondents to Nursery World's survey highlight negative experiences of inspections and say they feel anxious about future ones. By Catherine Gaunt and Katy Morton
Nursery owners, managers and childminders report feeling ‘on edge’, stressed and anxious in the run-up to an inspection, with many having sleepless nights and some suffering from panic attacks and depression, according to findings from a Nursery World survey on early years inspection experiences.
A total of 3,066 people took part in our online survey, which ran from 29 March to 5 April. Of these, 1,941 users completed the survey in full, while 1,125 provided a partial response.
A total of 2,045 respondents answered a question which invited them to leave comments about how they felt in the run-up to an Ofsted inspection.
