The inspectorate has previously said that it wanted to launch the new joint inspection system, which was first announced in February, this month.
However, pilots of the inspections, which aim to evaluate the effectiveness of multi-agency work to protect children, are yet to get under way. It had been planned for six of the inspections to take place before March 2016.
Ofsted has told CYP Now that the pilot will not get underway until next month, with the inspection system now set to be launched early next year.
According to minutes of an Ofsted board meeting held in August, which were published this week, the watchdog has struggled to attract local authorities to pilot the new inspections.
Minutes of the meeting reveal that, as of 19 August, Ofsted had "yet to secure a volunteer for a pilot inspection".
"Senior [inspectors] are engaging regional [Association of Directors of Children's Services] networks and individual [directors of children's services] to promote involvement in the pilot, but so far without success," the minutes state.
The minutes add that, at the time of the meeting, the Department for Education had agreed to help Ofsted to find a volunteer.
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