Ofsted report quality on the up, but no progress on deprived areas

The number of settings providing childcare rated as ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted has risen over the past year, but there has been no improvement in the proportion of settings deemed ‘inadequate’, according to the latest inspection report by the childcare watchdog.Having inspected around 31,000 childcare and early education settings across the year, Ofsted’s latest…