Ofsted Report August 2007
30 August 2007
Ofsted have released an extremely positive report on the state
of early years childcare in England. Early Years, Getting on well:
enjoying, achieving and contributing, reports that the vast
majority of childcare providers are making a positive contribution
to fulfilling the Every Child Matters Agenda during early
years education and care.
Significantly for PEAL, the report claimed a drop in the
number of complaints about providers’ partnership with parents; a
decline from 460 to 330. According to the accompanying press
release, 'this followed the introduction of new regulations which
require group day-care providers to give parents more information
about making complaints and to investigate parents’ complaints
themselves.'
Of the settings inspected between April 2006 and March 2007,
fewer than 1 per cent of childcare providers were inadequate
at supporting children to achieve well and enjoy their
learning and development. The full report and accompanying press
releases can be downloaded below.
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