Opinion: Letters

SUPPORT PVI CARERS Helen Penn states, 'Ofsted exists to police a potentially exploitive market' (Analysis, 13 March). I presume she is including all the schools, colleges and universities in this statement, as Ofsted existed long before childcare came under its watchful eye. We all know that inspection is at a minimum in Scandinavian countries, where the 'curriculum' is a couple of A4 sheets and all the staff are graduates in well-funded centres. I do not agree with Ms Penn's apparent conclusion that this can only be a reality in a country where everything is provided by...