| According to the latest results released
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| | The fact is most childcare facilities are
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| by the Office for Standards in Education,
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| | run extremely well with hard working,
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| Children's Services and Skills (or
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| | dedicated and totally professional staff
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| OFSTED) 4% of childminders, nurseries and
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| | who love what they do and are good at
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| creche facilities were deemed as
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| | their job. For the 4% of nurseries,
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| inadequate for inspections carried out
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| | childminders and crèches who remain
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| between April 2006 and March 2007.
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| | unsatisfactory lessons could certainly be
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| The good news of course is that 96% of
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| | learnt from the vast majority who do such
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| childcare providers inspected were deemed
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| | an excellent job in educating and looking
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| as adequate or better with 3% rated as
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| | after our children.
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| outstanding, 54% good and 39%
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| | And for the good of our society as a
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| satisfactory.
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| | whole it is imperative that standards
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| However for the 4% of childcare providers
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| | amongst carers and educators of children
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| in the Getting on Well: Enjoying,
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| | continue to improve. This is because
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| Achieving and Contributing report who
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| | research shows that there is in many
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| were judged to provide inadequate
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| | cases a direct link between high quality
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| childcare some of the reasons citied for
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| | early years learning and care and
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| their rating included:
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| | improved intellectual, social and
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| 1. Insufficient range of toys and
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| | behavioural development in the future.
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| activities, so that children wander
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| | Mark Burdett, Marketing Manager of The UK
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| aimlessly
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| | Nursery Insurance Brokers Northern
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| 2. Adults with lack of knowledge of how
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| | Counties had this to say about OFSTED's
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| to guide children's learning
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| | latest results, "We provide Nursery
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| 3. Lack of regular observation
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| | Insurance and other types of Business
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| 4. Lack of opportunities to engage
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| | Insurance to many different types of
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| children's interest
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| | childcare providers and what strikes me
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| 5. Poorly-organised environment
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| | most is how hard people in the childcare
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| Another piece of good news from the
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| | industry actually work. It is clear that
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| report seems to be that once a childcare
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| | if 4% of childcare providers aren't
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| facility has been rated as inadequate
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| | meeting certain standards then
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| steps are often put in place to bring it
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| | improvements will need to be made but I
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| up to a satisfactory standard. This is
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| | don't think the vast majority of parents
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| highlighted by the fact that inspectors
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| | should feel the need to unduly worry as
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| returned to almost 300 childcare
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| | the childcare facilities in the UK are
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| providers who were previously deemed as
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| | amongst, if not the, best in the world."
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| unsatisfactory and upon re-inspection 85%
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| | Mark went on to add, "Northern Counties
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| of these had improved.
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| | provide protection and peace of mind in
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| Clearly however the bad news is that 4%
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| | the form of Nursery Insurance and I know
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| is 4% too many when it comes to
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| | the vast majority of childcare providers
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| inadequate childcare and therefore
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| | are also doing all they can to make sure
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| OFSTED, the Government and Childcare
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| | the children in their care are happy,
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| providers are working together to make
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| | safe and develop in the right way.
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| sure standards improve.
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