Figures released by Ofsted show that of the 59 local authority children's social care services assessed under the single inspection framework between November 2013 and 30 June 2015, only 14 (less than one on four) were graded "good". None were judged to be "outstanding".
Commenting on the statistics at the time of publication, Ofsted's chief operating officer Matthew Coffey said those 14 authorities had shown they are putting children's outcomes at the heart of decision-making and practice. So exactly how did they do this, and what can other local authorities learn from their experience?
We examine the stories of three children's services departments that impressed the inspectors.
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