Nursery World - Children's centre group found inadequate by Ofsted

Ofsted has rated children’s centre services in South Somerset as 'inadequate' in its most recent inspection.

Inspectors criticised some sessions for being unsafe, poorly planned and not reaching enough families and priority groups.

The inspection revealed 'the local authority has failed to address serious weaknesses in the group’s work' and criticises the recent restructuring of children's centre services earlier this year.

The report said, 'The local authority has managed change badly. Key information about good practice and effective systems was lost during the recent reorganisation. There were shambolic circumstances in March when contracts with commissioned partners had ended.'

The centres underwent a significant reorganisation in June and now operate as 'getset' hub family centres. They were previously run by Action for Children.

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