This folder contains statistics on early years and childcare providers in England and their inspections. Each release comprises of charts and tables in Excel format, and the underlying data in 
comma separated values (.csv) format.

The timetable for future releases of official statistics about early years and Childcare inspections and outcomes is in the Schedule 
for the release of official statistics.
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/schedule-for-release-of-official-statistics


The following field names and descriptors provide a guide on the data within 
the csv files. 



Field name 			Description

Provider URN			A unique number to distinguish between each 
				individual provider

Event Number			A unique number to distinguish between each 
				individual inspection


Event End Date			The date of the inspection. If the duration 
				of an inspection is more than one day, this is 
				the last date of the inspection

Event Type			The type of inspection, which is defined by what registers the provider is on . 
				

Inspection judgements		1 = Outstanding
				2 = Good 
				3 = Satisfactory/Requires Improvement
				4 = Inadequate 
				Blank cell = Not applicable or did not receive a judgement

If you have any further queries please email inspectioninsight@ofsted.gov.uk