Hart speaks on new review results

By Catherine Gaunt, Nursery World, 28 August 2008

Just 3 per cent of early years providers failed their inspections in the past three years, according to Ofsted's latest review of childcare and early education, published yesterday (27 August).

This is a significant improvement on the previous inspection cycle from 2003 to 2005, when 22 per cent of childcare provision did not meet some of the standards. Ofsted's children's director Michael Hart (pictured) told Nursery World, 'What I want to emphasise is that only 3 per cent of childcare settings were found to be inadequate. Most importantly, provision is good across the three years, with 97 per cent satisfactory or better.' Mr Hart stressed...

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