Three-quarters of EYFS settings score good or outstanding
Janaki Mahadevan
Friday, September 9, 2011
More than three-quarters of childcare settings delivering the Early Years Foundation Stage were judged as good or outstanding by Ofsted.
The latest quarterly statistics show that of the 4,738 childcare settings on the Early Years Register inspected by Ofsted between April and the end of June, 77 per cent were deemed good or outstanding, 20 per cent satisfactory, and three per cent inadequate.
Outcomes for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage was the most positive area inspected, with 79 per cent of providers judged as good or outstanding.
Nearly three quarters, 74 per cent, of childminders were found to be good or outstanding compared with 81 per cent of other providers.
Purnima Tanuku, chief executive of the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA), said: "The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) has brought about many changes for the sector and NDNA is pleased to see that the majority of settings following this framework are performing well.
"NDNA welcomes the recent consultation which has allowed nurseries to share their views on how the proposed slimmed-down framework will work in practice and it is important that nurseries receive full support on any changes which are implemented as part of this process.
"It is vital that any nurseries with areas of weakness receive support to improve in these areas. Nurseries work hard to provide a high-quality service for families and it is important that they receive the funding, advice and training needed to continue to improve their quality."
Meanwhile further statistics released by Ofsted reveal that nearly half of children’s centres are continuing to fail to use evaluation to improve services, with just 56 per cent of those inspected between April and June receiving good or outstanding grades in this area.
Of the 148 children’s centres inspected in the three months to 30 June 2011, 69 per cent were judged good or outstanding for overall effectiveness, a decrease of five percentage points from the previous quarter.
All but one of the children’s centres inspected in this quarter were judged to be at least satisfactory.
The quality of care, guidance and support and the extent to which children are safe and protected continue to be strong areas for children’s centres, with 87 per cent of centres receiving good or outstanding in the first measure and 84 per cent in the latter.
