The latest statistics for children's centres inspections and outcomes have found that more than two-thirds of children's centres inspected during the last quarter were judged to be good or outstanding overall.
Provisional data for Ofsted inspections carried out between April and June found that 69 per cent of the 148 children's centres inspected attained these grades. Only one children's centre was judged inadequate.
However, this is a drop of 5 percentage points on the proportion of children's centres found outstanding or good in the previous quarter.
Children's centres were rated best on the quality of their care, guidance and support (87 per cent were judged good or outstanding), and for the extent to which children were safe and protected (84 per cent).
They were found to be weakest in their use of evidence to improve services.
Ofsted has inspected 647 children's centres since May 2010, when inspections of centres started.
Just 13 children's centres have been judged inadequate since inspections started.
Quarterly statistics for early years inspections and outcomes, also released yesterday, show that 3 per cent of 4,378 inspections of early years providers between April and June were found to be inadequate.
The proportion of inadequate inspections was similar for both nurseries and childminders.
However, three-quarters (77 per cent) of early years providers inspected during this inspection cycle were judged good or outstanding.
A slightly higher proportion of nurseries (81 per cent) were found to be good or outstanding compared to childminders (74 per cent).
The outcomes for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage was the most positive with 79 per cent of providers inspected judged good or outstanding.
Early years providers received the highest number of actions to improve around safeguarding and welfare requirements, that is in 11 per cent of the inspections carried out during the last quarter.
The statistics also show that just one per cent of nurseries and childminders have been judged inadequate by Ofsted since the EYFS was introduced in 2008.
This data only shows the most recent Ofsted inspection reports for providers and unlike the quarterly figures does not include cases where providers have to be re-inspected.
However, this is a drop of 5 percentage points on the proportion of children's centres found outstanding or good in the previous quarter.
Children's centres were rated best on the quality of their care, guidance and support (87 per cent were judged good or outstanding), and for the extent to which children were safe and protected (84 per cent).
They were found to be weakest in their use of evidence to improve services.
Ofsted has inspected 647 children's centres since May 2010, when inspections of centres started.
Just 13 children's centres have been judged inadequate since inspections started.
Quarterly statistics for early years inspections and outcomes, also released yesterday, show that 3 per cent of 4,378 inspections of early years providers between April and June were found to be inadequate.
The proportion of inadequate inspections was similar for both nurseries and childminders.
However, three-quarters (77 per cent) of early years providers inspected during this inspection cycle were judged good or outstanding.
A slightly higher proportion of nurseries (81 per cent) were found to be good or outstanding compared to childminders (74 per cent).
The outcomes for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage was the most positive with 79 per cent of providers inspected judged good or outstanding.
Early years providers received the highest number of actions to improve around safeguarding and welfare requirements, that is in 11 per cent of the inspections carried out during the last quarter.
The statistics also show that just one per cent of nurseries and childminders have been judged inadequate by Ofsted since the EYFS was introduced in 2008.
This data only shows the most recent Ofsted inspection reports for providers and unlike the quarterly figures does not include cases where providers have to be re-inspected.
