Following a visit in May, inspectors recognised that children’s outcomes have improved as a result of “family focused, child centred early help and proportionate statutory intervention” at the council.
The praise comes after The Department for Education ordered the council to set up a “wholly owned” company to deliver children’s social care services after it was rated “inadequate” by the inspectorate in 2017.
Ahead of the launch of Worcestershire Children First in 2019, inspectors uplifted the council’s rating to “requires improvement”.
Ofsted’s latest report adds that: “Strong work with children and families to divert children from care and to improve the timeliness of care proceedings is leading to positive changes for children.”
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