Ofsted have published statistics on inspections of local authority children’s services in England as at 31 March 2026. Key findings include: the overall quality of local authority children’s services in...
Poorest families ‘not accessing funded childcare’
‘Major reforms’ of the funded childcare entitlement system are needed to benefit disadvantaged children, experts have urged, as latest analysis finds that two thirds of poorer families are missing out. Read...


