The newest Ofsted statistics reveal that of the 89 children’s centres inspected between 1 April and 30 June 2014, just 48 per cent were found to be good or outstanding.
Of these centres, just three per cent were rated outstanding, all of which were single providers, and 45 per cent were rated good.
The latest ‘Children’s Centres Inspections and Outcomes statistics’ also show that more children’s centres were judged as ‘requires improvement’ than during the previous round of inspections.
According to the latest figures, 42 per cent of centres were found to ‘require improvement’ compared to 37 per cent between 1 November 2013 and 31 March 2014 when 112 centres were inspected. However, this was an inspection period of five months compared to three months this time.
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