Nursery World - Ofsted figures show notable rise in good and outstanding grades

The number of nurseries and childminders awarded good or outstanding grades has risen markedly over the last quarter, the latest Ofsted figures show.

Just under three-quarters of all early years providers were graded good or outstanding - 74 per cent, up from 68 per cent on the previous quarter.

The latest figures are for inspections of nurseries, pre-schools and childminders that took place between 1 April 2014 and 30 June 2014.

The number of settings gaining a good grade has risen from 61 per cent to 67 per cent in the past quarter, while the proportion graded outstanding remains unchanged.

The figures also show a decrease in those settings with grades requiring improvement (18 per cent) or found to be inadequate (8 per cent).

Ofsted has also launched a consultation into how it publishes early years data.

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