Achieving an "outstanding" rating from Ofsted is something the vast majority of early years providers aspire to. But once you get there the pressure is on to maintain that rating.
The latest inspection data shows that by the end of last year 18 per cent of all early years providers had achieved the top rating - 9,256 settings in all - with overall standards continuing to increase year on year.
However, the data also shows some settings judged outstanding at their last inspection slipped down. In all, 83 childcare providers inspected in 2017 dropped from outstanding, of which 61 went down to good, 16 to requires improvement and six to inadequate.
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