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Information on independent fostering agencies and voluntary adoption agencies in England for 2017 to 2024.
These commentaries focus on regulatory activity in all types of children’s homes. From 2024 onwards the commentary includes supported accommodation providers.
Introduction An important part of our work is the regulation of children’s…
Introduction An important part of our work is the regulation of social…
Information on the number of places approved by independent fostering agencies in England as at 31 March for the years 2021 to 2024.
This annual dataset covers inspection of children’s social care and supported accommodation providers from 1 April to 30 September and regulatory activity in the children’s social care and supported accommodation sector from…
Commentary on children’s social care settings that are not registered with Ofsted, the number of children placed in them, and the subsequent application rates of settings following regulatory action.
Lists of Ofsted Inspectors.
Summary data of the survey responses Ofsted received following inspections and visits of state-funded schools, independent schools, further education and skills providers, early years providers and social care providers.
Data about Ofsted’s assurance visits to social care providers during our phased return to inspection.
Ofsted's Annual Report presents our findings for the areas we inspect in early years childcare, schools, further education and skills and social care.
Social care datasets disclosed as a result of Freedom of Information requests in 2017.
The Annual Report contains evidence from more than 36,000 inspections and regulatory visits in 2006/07
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