Speaking at a National Children's Bureau conference in London, MichaelHart cited Ofsted figures that showed the difference that QA schemesmade to early years providers' ratings.
He said, 'Overall, provisions that are part of QA schemes have betterjudgements on every outcome for children. We've seen that participationin QA schemes substantially increases the odds of gaining a good oroutstanding judgement.'
He said the difference was most marked in childminders. Overall, 84 percent of childminders taking part in a QA scheme provide good oroutstanding care, compared with 57 per cent of childminders who are notpart of QA schemes.
In daycare, 68 per cent of settings taking part in a QA scheme providegood or outstanding care for children, compared with 53 per cent ofsettings not in a scheme.
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