'While we are disappointed to hear of Helen Penn's experience, we remainclear that Government is committed to driving up standards in earlyyears. We know that good quality early education greatly impacts achild's development and strongly dispute any claims we've lost sight ofthis.
'However, we are not complacent. We introduced new legal requirements inSeptember to secure the standards that Ofsted-registered childcareproviders have to meet, and for parents to be informed where a settingis rated inadequate.
'Both we and Ofsted take judgements of inadequate provision veryseriously. Ofsted would not allow a setting to continue to operate wherethere are concerns about child safety. The vast majority of inadequatesettings improve quickly. Ofsted's latest figures show 95 per cent areat least satisfactory within a year of initial inspection.
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