Services at Croydon Council have “improved dramatically” since its last inspection in 2017, Ofsted’s latest report, following a two-week inspection in February, states.
Inspectors praised the council’s services for children in need of help and protection and said senior leaders have “created an environment in which staff feel valued and enjoy working in the borough”.
A link between the council’s early help services and social workers in Croydon is “well understood, with clearly defined step-up and step-down arrangements,” the Ofsted report states, praising the council’s £6m investment in its new youth work building, Legacy Youth Zone.
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