The Department for Education has set out plans to make Ofsted the sole judge of quality in early years settings and the inspectorate's verdicts to become the basis for their decisions about their funding.
In a consultation on the role of councils in early education and childcare the DfE proposes giving all childcare providers assessed as satisfactory, good or outstanding by Ofsted a guaranteed offer of funding for each child who is eligible for free childcare.
The consultation, which follows suggestions laid out in January's More Great Childcare strategy, also suggests that local authorities should not continue to assess the quality of early years provision.
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