A report by the Education Select Committee said that the inspectoratehad grown too large to function properly and that education andchildren's care should be split into two new inspectorates.
MPs also said that there was an urgent need to reform the VoluntaryChildcare Register.
The report called for a new Inspectorate for Education, havingresponsibility for nurseries, schools, colleges, adult education,teacher training and local authority commissioning of schools. AnInspectorate of Children's Care should be created to focus entirely onchildren's services and care, including children's homes, adoptionservices, childminders and CAFCASS.
The report said the two inspectorates should share administrativefunctions and work closely together, particularly on joint inspectionsof children's centres and nurseries.
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