According to two reports published recently by the council, both council-run nurseries and partner providers achieved similarly high standards in accommodation and resources. However, in other areas council-run services were of higher quality, particularly in management and quality assurance, where 90 per cent of council nurseries were good or very good compared with 59 per cent of partners.
Children's development and learning was an area of strength for all nurseries, with 91 per cent of partner nurseries and 95 per cent of council nurseries rated as good or very good. The quality of delivery of the 3-5 curriculum was good or very good in 80 per cent of partner nurseries and 97 per cent of council nurseries.
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