Inspections of children’s social care are about to be transformed. Ofsted has been busy re-engineering the frameworks that govern these inspections, spurred on in part by the recommendations in Professor Eileen Munro’s review of child protection for inspectors to visit without notice and seek feedback from children and families.
Children’s home checks have already been overhauled. A revised inspection regime for adoption and fostering took effect on 1 April and, from 1 May, reviews of local authority child protection also enters a new phase.
While each inspection type has its own quirks, there are common principles underpinning Ofsted’s new vision for social care inspection. The most obvious change is a decisive shift away from generous notice periods for inspections towards minimal warnings before the watchdog comes to town.
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