Ofsted's annual report says that overall, 58 per cent of settings were found to offer good or outstanding care and 4 per cent found inadequate.
More than 80 per cent of inadequate providers managed to rise to satisfactory or better, following their re-inspection.
The annual report listed all the outstanding providers in England - 268 childcare settings and 511 childminders (see list).
The council-run Home Farm Playgroup in Leicester was celebrating after receiving an outstanding grade for the first time. Jenny Brennan has been manager of the playgroup for six years and recently completed her Foundation Degree. She said, 'The degree has impacted quite a lot. There's a lot more reflective practice. We run a flexi-structure so it's very open - the children lead a lot, due to the freedom we offer them.'
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