Ofsted’s latest annual report shows the vast majority of education and early years settings are doing well and some encouraging improvements in social care – based on inspection results.
The proportion of children’s services departments achieving “good” or “outstanding” ratings under the Inspection of Local Authority Children’s Services regime increased from 42 per cent to 48 per cent in 2018/19.
The report shows 86 per cent of schools are rated “good” or “outstanding” as are 96 per cent of nurseries and childminders.
However, key concerns include a lack of placements and workforce capacity in the children’s residential sector and a lack of co-ordination in services for children with special educational needs and disabilities.
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