Preparing for your visit
Solihull Early Years Team Setting Improvement Visits
The setting improvement visit is an opportunity to reflect with your adviser on the
EYFS and/or Ofsted requirements and any support needs that the setting may have.
Our setting improvement approach
This document more fully outlines our approach to on-going setting improvement in Solihull.
Early Years Registered Providers
The setting Improvement visit this year will focus on a theme of self-evaluation with a focus on safeguarding and welfare including behaviour, attitudes, and establishing routines.
Supporting documents and information
- Click here to view the Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework
- Click here to visit our Ofsted and DfE Solgrid support page
- Link to the Safeguarding padlet – https://padlet.com/SMBCEYTeam/the-solihull-early-years-team-safeguarding-welfare-spotlight-yenzkfqew11l7w1r
Letters
Visit note templates
- Childminder EYC self-evaluation note of visit 2026.2027
- Group Settings EYC self-evaluation note 2026.2027
Please see our Autumn 2026 Leaders and Managers briefing for an overview of the visit – linked below:
- Leaders and Managers Briefings (https://www.solgrid.org.uk/eyc/training/leaders-and-managers-briefings/)
Providers on the Childcare registers