§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if the target to set targets for the registration and inspection of childcare providers by December 2001 was met on time. [47902]
§ Margaret HodgeThis is a matter for the Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) and I have asked HM Chief Inspector for Schools, Mike Tomlinson, to write to the hon. Gentleman and to place a copy of his letter in the Library.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment she has made of the work of the Early Years Directorate in implementing a national system of regulation of childcare. [47899]
§ Margaret HodgeThe Department receives regular reports about the work of the Early Years Directorate in the Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED). We are 663W aware of the good work that has been done to establish a new national system of childcare regulation, and the considerable progress that has been made during the current transitional period. We understand that OFSTED is on target to achieve the inspection of all childcare providers by the end of March 2003.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how the National Register of Childminders and Day Care Providers can be viewed. [47900]
§ Margaret HodgeThis is a matter for the Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) and I have asked HM Chief Inspector for Schools, Mike Tomlinson, to write to the hon. Gentleman and to place a copy of his letter in the Library.