Ofsted: social care

Care leavers – please give us your views!

Dr Donna Brown, Head of Research, 2 July 2021 - care experienced, care leavers

Dr Donna Brown, Head of Research, on our care leavers survey and forthcoming research project.

The early years sector – a changing picture

Yvette Stanley and Jason Bradbury, 30 June 2021 - childminder agencies, childminders, early years

Yvette Stanley, our National Director for Regulation and Social Care, and Jason Bradbury, Deputy Director, Data and Insight, discuss our latest early years and childcare statistics.

In care during COVID-19 – what children told us about lockdown

Yvette Stanley, 25 May 2021 - children looked after, children's homes

Yvette Stanley, our National Director for Regulation and Social Care, sets out some of the early findings from our annual children’s social care survey.

Foster Care Fortnight – time to celebrate the fostering community

Yvette Stanley, 10 May 2021 - children looked after, fostering

Yvette Stanley, our National Director for Regulation and Social Care, on the invaluable work of foster carers.

The Care Review – a rare, not to be missed opportunity

Yvette Stanley, 11 March 2021 - care experienced, Care Review, children looked after, early intervention

Our National Director for Regulation and Social Care, Yvette Stanley, discusses the Independent Care Review and considers the burning issues faced by Josh MacAlister and his team.

The education of children in children’s homes

Yvette Stanley, 17 February 2021 - children looked after, children's homes, education

Yvette Stanley, our National Director for Regulation and Social Care, discusses new data on where children in children’s homes are educated.

Ofsted ratings and ‘hard to place’ children

Yvette Stanley, 27 January 2021 - children looked after, children's homes

Yvette Stanley, our National Director for Regulation and Social Care, discusses how the best providers support ‘hard to place’ children and children admitted in emergencies.