Inspectors have uplifted its rating from "good" in 2017 to "outstanding" following their visit in May.
A particular area of praise was the council’s quality of support for asylum seeking children arriving in the county, which placed additional workload on services.
“Kent children’s services have had to respond to the unparalleled numbers of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children arriving in the county,” said inspectors.
“Senior leaders and frontline staff have responded well to these exceptional pressures on service delivery.
“As a result, the unaccompanied asylum-seeking children Kent County Council takes responsibility for are well cared for and services for all vulnerable children in Kent have continued to improve.”
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