Speaking at the National Children and Adults Services Conference today, she raised concerns about the rise in notifications from local authorities about babies that have died or been seriously harmed through abuse or neglect since April.
Every week, Ofsted is seeing more serious incident notifications about harm to babies under the age of one.
Between April and October Ofsted saw over 300 serious incident notifications. A significant proportion of these - almost 40 percent - were about babies, over a fifth more than in the same period as last year.
Tragically, 64 children suffered non-accidental injuries, and eight died as a result.
In her speech, Ms Spielman urged all professionals that work with families, including nurseries, to work together to protect children.
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