Nursery World - Integrated plan to inspect services

A framework for the inspection of children's services in England is to be developed by Ofsted. A report called Every child matters: Next steps, published by the Department for Education and Skills earlier this month, said the framework's purpose was 'to ensure that inspections, reviews or investigations that relate to children's services properly evaluate and report on the extent to which children's services improve the wellbeing of children and young people'.

A report called Every child matters: Next steps, published by the Department for Education and Skills earlier this month, said the framework's purpose was 'to ensure that inspections, reviews or investigations that relate to children's services properly evaluate and report on the extent to which children's services improve the wellbeing of children and young people'.

Other bodies that will have key roles in working closely with Ofsted in developing the framework for integrated inspection and in carrying out Joint Area Reviews are the Commission for Social Care Inspection, the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection, the Audit Commission and other relevant inspectorates.

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