Editor's view

By Liz Roberts, editor, Nursery World, 28 August 2003

Ofsted's first national analysis of childcare provision since taking over its inspection and regulation in September 2001 seems to show cause for optimism about quality, with improvements being made and the vast majority of providers now deemed to be meeting the standards. You can read our news story on page 4 and HM chief inspector David Bell's analysis of the results on page 16. What we would now like to know is the childcare sector's verdict on Ofsted's performance so far. Have initial problems been ironed out? Is there greater consistency of approach? Is the system running efficiently? Please contact...

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