Over 60 per cent of the 112 respondents to the Ofsted Childcare Register (OCR) consultation disagreed with the proposal for a proportionate system of inspection in which 10 per cent of providers registered on the OCR will be inspected each year.
But the Government said in its response to the consultation that it 'must direct resources for inspection to where they are needed most and where they can have the greatest impact'. It said that Ofsted will ensure that the 10 per cent of those inspected include newly-registered pro- viders from 2007 and that it 'will keep under close review' the proportion due to be inspected.
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