Every Child Matters
Inspectors will evaluate how the quality of the provision for children’s learning, and development and welfare helps to promote the following outcomes for children. Inspectors should take account of the extent to which:
Staying Safe
Adults teach children to:
- behave in ways that are safe for themselves and others
- develop an understanding of dangers and how to stay safe
Being Healthy
Adults teach children to:
- be active and understand the benefits of physical activity
- understand and adopt healthy habits such as good hygiene practices
- make healthy choices about what they eat and drink
Enjoy and achieve
Adults help children to:
- enjoy their learning
- make progress towards the early learning goals in relation to their starting points, capabilities and interests
- be active learners, creative and think critically
- work independently and with each other
Make a positive contribution
Adults encourage children to:
- develop the habits and behaviour appropriate to good learners, their own needs, and those of others
- join in, make friends and respect each other taking into account their diverse needs and backgrounds.
- respond to the expectations of those who work with them
- make choices and decisions
Skills that contribute to future economic well-being
Adults help children to:
- make as much progress as they can in communicating, literacy, numeracy, and information and communication technology
- develop good habits as active, inquisitive and independent learners
- develop collaborative skills and problem solving
- understand the wider world, demonstrated through their play and communications.