The leadership at Bournemouth Council has been rated as "inadequate" following the inspectorate's visit in July.
Inspectors found that the council had made little progress in areas requiring improvement at their last inspection in April 2014, including better support for children on the edge of care and care leavers.
They also found problems that leaders were not aware of such as poor quality support for 16- to 17-year-olds who are homeless.
But the inspection team concedes that the council's leadership has been hindered by local government reorganisation in Dorset that will see Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole councils merged into a single authority in April 2019.
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