Services we inspect or regulate
We inspect or regulate the following services in England:
- childminders
- full and sessional day-care providers
- out of school care
- crèches
- adoption and fostering agencies
- residential schools, family centres and homes for children
- all state maintained schools
- some independent schools
- Pupil Referral Units
- the Children and Family Courts Advisory Service
- the overall level of services for children in local authority areas (these are called Joint Area Reviews)
- further education
- Initial Teacher Training
- publicly funded adult skills and employment based training.